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NZ: Protests planned for Monday against so-called “free trade” agreement
3-Dec-2010     Scoop
Global Peace and Justice Auckland is coordinating protest action in Auckland next week against negotiations for a proposed TPPA (Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement).
TPP: Open Letter to the Prime Ministers of Australia and NZ
3-Dec-2010     Scoop
"The TPPA proposal is being sold as a new agreement for the 21st century. In fact, the US is effectively setting the terms for negotiations, based on a standard template that replicates the US North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) model."
FTA talks with U.S. extended, with focus on auto imports
3-Dec-2010    
Korea and the United States have extended their talks on a pending free trade deal by at least one more day in a last-minute effort to reach an agreement.
NGOs submit memo to govt, call for halt to FTAs
3-Dec-2010     Third World Network
A group of NGOs representing the Anti-FTA Coalition gathered on Thursday, 3 Dec 2010 at the Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry to hand over a memorandum addressed to the Minister to register their concerns over Malaysia’s plan to enter into negotiations with the EU (bilateral) as well as the US (via the Trans-Pacific Partnership) which will take place next week in Belgium and New Zealand, respectively.
Economic liberalisation and gender dynamics in traditional small-scale fisheries: Reflections on the proposed EU-India free trade agreement
3-Dec-2010     Focus/ICR
This new report from Focus on the Global South in collaboration with Intercultural Resources explores the dynamics within traditional small scale fisheries in the context of the controversial negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and India.
NFU puts trade, supply management on agenda
3-Dec-2010    
Terry Boehm is having a busy week. The president of the National Farmers' Union (NFU) just returned on Tuesday from a trip overseas, landing at the forefront of the NFU's 41st annual convention, which starts today in Saskatoon. About 250 people from across the country are expected to attend the yearly event, which covers a range of issues from free trade to green initiatives.
Trade ministers urged to deny corporations ability to sue provincial, territorial governments
3-Dec-2010    
With the upcoming meeting of the Committee on Internal Trade (CIT) ministers in Saskatoon on December 3, a wide cross-section of Canadian civil society groups are urging governments to deny corporations the right to sue the provinces and territories under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) as requested by a coalition of business groups this week.
Iran, Indonesia hold first Preferential Trade Agreement negotiation
3-Dec-2010    
The First meeting of the Trade Negotiation Committee between Iran and Indonesia was held in Medan, the capital of the North Sumatra Province of Indonesia.
Matrade plans 113 trade promotion activities in 2011
2-Dec-2010    
Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) has lined up 113 trade promotion activities under its 2011 Work Programme to further expand exports.
Jordanian-Canadian FTA in final stages of approval - envoy
2-Dec-2010    
The implementing legislation for the Jordanian-Canadian Free Trade Agreement (FTA) - and the side agreements on environment and labour - is currently in the final stages of approval in the Canadian parliament, according to Canada's ambassador in Amman.