5-Dec-2010
A confidential Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiating paper authored by New Zealand suggests that the trade pact’s patent and copyright provisions be no more stringent than existing global standards
4-Dec-2010
On the eve of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in Auckland, a leaked negotiating document has exposed a fundamental conflict between the US and New Zealand positions on intellectual property.
4-Dec-2010
A mass rally cum public meeting was held today at Moirang in protest against the proposed EU-India Free Trade Agreement and Violence against Women which was jointly organized by the North East Dialogue Forum, New Life Foundation, Social Action Platform, Women Group against Discrimination and Women Action for Development.
4-Dec-2010
Mainichi
Japan has given up the idea of sending senior officials to the upcoming round of negotiations for a US-backed multilateral trans-Pacific free trade agreement, to be held in New Zealand from Monday, a government official said Friday.
4-Dec-2010
Hankyoreh
South Korea and the United States finally reached an agreement after their intense renegotiations of free trade deal (KORUS FTA) on Friday.
3-Dec-2010
Fears have been raised that cheap life-saving anti-retroviral drugs may no longer be available in Kenya if a trade agreement between the EU and India is concluded.
3-Dec-2010
Kenya must pursue negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union to their favourable conclusion because there is no better alternative.
3-Dec-2010
Kenya’s fish and horticultural exporters face another year of uncertain trade relations with Europe, putting billions of shillings at stake.
3-Dec-2010
Kenya Human Rights Commission has called on the government to discontinue Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) negotiations with the European Union arguing that if signed would deepen dependency on Europe.
3-Dec-2010
It happened right after the signing of the Uruguay Round Agricultural Agreement on Dec. 15, 1993. At the time, opposition parties and farmers’ groups raised strenuous objections to the outcome of the negotiations. They asked the government if it was possible to enter new negotiations and revise the plan for market opening. They were asking for a bit more time for Korean farmers to prepare. The response from government officials was adamant: “Not a single dot or line can be revised.”
