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KORUS FTA: wrong deal, wrong time
31-Dec-2010     Korea Times
"The labor movement is not opposed to trade or globalization ― but our country cannot continue to negotiate trade agreements that favor corporate profits over people," says AFL-CIO
Letter from senior European officials supports BDS approach on Israel
31-Dec-2010     warisacrime.org
"We consider it simply inexplicable that such products still enjoy benefits under preferential trade agreements between the EU and Israel."
National Family Farm Coalition strongly opposes the Korea-US free trade agreement
30-Dec-2010     NFFC
The National Family Farm Coalition, representing 26 grassroots farmer, rancher, and fisher organizations in the United States, strongly opposes the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement.
Korean free trade agreement threatens family farmers
30-Dec-2010     Change.org
A sign-on petition from Change.org to stop US Congress from ratifiying the US-Korea FTA
EU to import Palestinian products duty free
30-Dec-2010     Ahram Online
The European Union signed an agreement with the Palestinian Authority to import some Palestinian products duty free
PA looks to expand free-trade networks
30-Dec-2010     Ma'an News Agency
The Palestinian Authority Cabinet on Tuesday instructed a committee to complete negotiations for economic cooperation with South American trade bloc Mercosur.
Constitutional Court nods disputed Korea-US FTA bill
28-Dec-2010     Korea Times
Korea's Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday the Seoul-Washington free trade bill unilaterally submitted to the National Assembly in 2008 remains valid despite procedural errors.
North American Integration Back on the Front Burner
28-Dec-2010     BeYourOwnLeader
In the last year, the U.S. has channelled many of the the Security and Prosperity Partnership's (SPP) trilateral negotiations to parallel bilateral discussions with both Canada and Mexico. Recent reports of a Canada-U.S. security and trade agreement has once again highlighted the whole process of deep continental integration. The U.S. is formulating a strategy with the aim of implementing a North American security perimeter.
Peru, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador discuss progress of free trade area initiative
27-Dec-2010     Andina
Trade ministers of Peru, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador will meet next month to monitor progress of Peru’s initiative to create a free trade area between the four Pacific nations
Vice economics minister quizzed over FTA plans
26-Dec-2010    
Some Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers yesterday challenged officials over the government’s post-Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) plan to seek free-trade agreements (FTAs) with as many countries as possible.