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The EU-India free trade agreement: An interview with Loon Gangte
23-Feb-2011     OS Blog
"It’s like an ant fighting an elephant. We are one of the weakest and poorest groups and they (the EU and the pharmaceutical industry) are among the richest and strongest."
Ecuador: Still a ways to go, after historic ruling against Chevron
22-Feb-2011     Upside Down World
The plaintiffs in the case against Chevron tried in Ecuador, who won a historic 9.5 billion dollar verdict after a nearly 18-year struggle over environmental and health damages caused in a quarter-century of oil operations in the Amazon jungle, are not disheartened by the road still ahead.
Canada calls oilsands controversy side issue to EU free trade talks
22-Feb-2011     Canadian Press
The Canadian government is seeking to overcome a potential stumbling block to a free trade deal with the European Union by moving EU objections to the oilsands off the table.
Japan advises Kingdom to boost labour force
21-Feb-2011     The Nation
Thailand should produce about 700,000 skilled labourers to serve the investment influx from Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises after the ongoing revision in the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (Jtepa).
Compromise likely for US trade deal
21-Feb-2011     Stuff
Prime Minister John Key has warned that New Zealanders may have to swallow some difficult trade-offs as the price of a trade deal encompassing the United States.
India “wants” thousands of extra EU visas under trade deal
21-Feb-2011     The Hindu
According to media reports, India wants up to 50,000 extra visas a year spread across EU's 27 member-States under the proposed India-EU free trade agreement with Britain said to be under pressure to cough up 20,000 of these.
India-EU FTA: Tough negotiations over healthcare norms
21-Feb-2011     Business Standard
Apart from intellectual property concerns, the EU is pushing for harmonisation of standards on medical devices and clinical trials, both of which may benefit large TNCs, in its free trade deal with India
Angola, DRC slow down FTA
21-Feb-2011     Southern Times
The SADC Secretariat has achieved little progress in getting Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo to joining its trade liberalisation process, the Free Trade Area, which has been in existence for nearly three years now.
Stronger IP rights in EU-Korea FTA: Precedent for future FTAs?
20-Feb-2011     IP Watch
On intellectual property protection, the FTA contains the extension of patent rights for pharmaceuticals and data exclusivity, both provisions ardently fought over in the ongoing EU-India FTA negotiations.
Japan-India FTA (2011)
20-Feb-2011     MOFA