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Harper announces opening of free-trade agreement talks with India
12-Nov-2010     Montreal Gazette
The prime ministers of Canada and India, both attending the G20 summit in South Korea, announced on Friday the two countries have begun free trade talks.
Japan’s farmers oppose Pacific free-trade talks
12-Nov-2010     NYT
Atsushi Kono considers it the gravest threat to his family’s farm in a century of rice-growing: a free-trade initiative that could dismantle Japan’s sky-high protective farming tariffs, finally opening up the country to cheap, foreign produce.
Afrique : L’accord UE-Inde pourrait menacer l’accès à des médicaments VIH essentiels
12-Nov-2010     IRIN
Alors que des responsables indiens et européens se rencontrent à Bruxelles pour mettre au point les détails d’un accord de libre-échange, des activistes de la société civile s’inquiètent que l’accord puisse déboucher sur une protection renforcée de la propriété intellectuelle qui pourrait réduire l’accès aux médicaments génériques indiens bon marché.
Obama, Lee fail to sign FTA, talks to resume after G-20 summit
11-Nov-2010     Bloomberg
President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung Bak failed to reach agreement on a free-trade accord and said talks will continue after the Group of 20 summit in Seoul.
Japan to propose starting FTA talks with EU in spring
11-Nov-2010     Kyodo
Japan plans to propose to the European Union starting talks on a free trade agreement next spring, government sources said Thursday.
EU to focus on bilateral deals, Doha, and beyond
11-Nov-2010     ICTSD
The European Commission on Tuesday set out a blueprint for an EU trade strategy that would help boost growth and job creation in Europe.
Indo-US investment treaty first step towards FTA
11-Nov-2010     FE
Interview with US-India Business Council president Ron Somers
MSF protest over EU India trade talks
10-Nov-2010     MSF
MSF staff and supporters rally outside the offices of the European Commission to deliver an open letter of protest against ongoing trade talks between the European Union and India that could damage access to affordable medicines.
FTA talks jolted by US demand on beef imports
10-Nov-2010     Dong-a Ilbo
Korea and the US were expected to announce Thursday a compromise on contentious issues in their free trade agreement, but an unexpected twist appeared in the negotiations.
Peru, Central America hold first round of FTA negotiations
10-Nov-2010     Andina
The first round of FTA negotiations between Peru and Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama) takes place this week in Lima.