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US beef exporters urge speed, not changes, in South Korean trade accord
American beef exporters are pushing the Obama administration and Congress to approve a pending trade agreement with South Korea without delay rather than hold out for concessions on their behalf.
Japan farmers protest free trade as APEC meets
Thousands of Japanese farmers rallied on Wednesday to demand their government steer clear of a US-led free trade initiative which would open the heavily protected agricultural sector to fierce competition.
Thousands in Japan protest new free trade agreement
An estimated 3,000 Japanese farmers converged in Tokyo on Wednesday to protest against Japan joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, which would destroy Japanese agriculture and community
S. Korea reaffirms beef issue not on table in FTA talks
South Korea will risk indefinitely delaying the conclusion of a free trade agreement with the United States if Washington insists on an "unacceptable" demand that Seoul opens its market wider to US beef, a senior government official said Wednesday.
Farmers fear economic fallout from Pacific FTA
Japanese farmers voiced concerns Tuesday about the day's decision by the Cabinet to begin consultations with the United States and other countries to forge a trans-Pacific free-trade agreement, saying further liberalization of trade would deal them a heavy blow.
Chrysler joins Ford against Korean pact
Chrysler today voiced its opposition – along with Ford – to passage of a free trade agreement between the US and Korea as written in 2007.
The new EU's 2020 trade strategy will reinforce the policies responsible for the economic, social and environmental crises
Today the European Commission launched its new trade policy as a core component of the EU's 2020 strategy, which will replace the 2006 Trade Strategy ‘Global Europe – competing in the world’ but has nothing new to add.
Arrêt des négociations sur un accord de libre-échange agricole - maintenant et définitivement
Le Parlement fédéral aura la possibilité de prendre une décision de planification, soumise au référendum, sur l'arrêt des négociations entre la Suisse et l'UE
Opposition DP opposes ratification of FTA with US
Korea's main opposition Democratic Party voiced strong opposition Tuesday to the government’s move to revise the text of a free trade agreement signed between Korea and the United States in 2007 to ease environmental standards for American-made automobiles.
India favours trade-opening pact with US
Enthused by the success of US President Barack Obama’s visit, India on Tuesday said it is time to “seriously consider” a trade-opening agreement with America, similar to the ones entered with the ASEAN and South Korea.