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Tunisia: EP Maghreb delegation calls for independent inquiry into deadly riots
12-Jan-2011     European Parliament
Members of the European Parliament advocate suspending negotiations for an “advanced status” for Tunisia, complementing its EU Association Agreement (FTA).
India, South Korea set to expand existing trade pact
11-Jan-2011     Livemint
India and South Korea are set to expand a one-year-old bilateral trade pact at a time when India has concluded talks for a more ambitious agreement with Japan.
Rumours linking animal disease with US FTA bewilders Seoul
11-Jan-2011     GNA
Internet postings say the Korean government may not be trying hard to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease since the culling of livestock could help boost sales of American beef.
The EU-South Korea FTA and its implications for the United States
11-Jan-2011     FAS
Some US business representatives argue that enactment of the KOREU FTA before enactment of the KORUS FTA would give European competitors first mover advantages, but US multinational firms operating in the EU could benefit from the KOREU FTA.
Hollywood tries it on at TPP talks
10-Jan-2011     p2pnet
Hollywood wants TPP participants to “introduce statutory penalties for IP infringement, draft new laws regarding ISP liability, reduce the threshold to commercial scale infringement and target torrent search engines”. Look familiar to you?
Working Iowans should oppose the US-South Korea FTA
10-Jan-2011     Blog for Iowa
When Senator Grassley, House Speaker Boehner and others speak for the need to ratify the US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, there is an underlying presumption that members of the US middle class are either not paying attention or have forgotten that unrestricted access to US markets benefits the wealthy and puts pressure on the middle class.
Oz rethinking value of bilateral deals
9-Jan-2011     NZ Herald
Thirty years after officials began seriously negotiating the ground-breaking transtasman closer relations agreement, Australia is having doubts about the value of bilateral trade deals.
TPP talks set to start this week
9-Jan-2011     Japan Times
Japanese and US officials said they will hold their first talks this week on Tokyo's possible participation in negotiations for a trans-Pacific free-trade agreement.
SADC trade deal with Europe seen by mid-2011
8-Jan-2011    
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) was presenting a more unified front at the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations with the European Union (EU), said Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies, adding that a final agreement could possibly be reached by mid-2011.
EU-Taiwan trade arrangements on right track: envoy
8-Jan-2011    
Negotiations on trade arrangements between the European Union (EU) and Taiwan are on the right track despite imbalance in bilateral trade and investment, according to a top EU diplomat in Taipei.