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De jeunes Canadiens sonnent l'alarme au sujet d'une entente commerciale défavorable avec l'UE
Un nouvel accord de libre-échange entre le Canada et l'Union européenne représenterait un pas en arrière dans la lutte aux changements climatiques, ce qui devrait constituer une raison suffisante pour que le gouvernement fédéral cesse les pourparlers, selon Amber Church, directrice nationale de la Coalition canadienne des jeunes pour le climat.
Iran, Kenya to sign free trade agreement
Iran and Kenya plan to sign an agreement to promote relations in various fields of tourism and establish a free trade zone, Iranian Vice President Hamid Baqaei says.
Peru-Thailand free trade agreement to be signed next month
Peru will sign its free trade agreement with Thailand during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Japan next month.
US vows to complete S.Korea trade deal
The United States vowed an all-out effort to finalize a free trade agreement with South Korea as the two nations meet Tuesday, despite criticism of President Barack Obama within his own ranks.
US praises Japan for FTA plan
The US welcomes Japan’s new interest in joining negotiations on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would require it to tackle tough US agriculture and other concerns, a senior US State Department official said yesterday.
Gov't eyes reference to TPP negotiations in basic policy for EPA
The Japanese government is set to include a reference to Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in its economic partnership agreement guidelines that are soon expected to receive Cabinet approval.
EU growing more open to negotiating FTA with Japan
The European Commission is showing a forward-looking stance over signing a free trade agreement with Japan in a document on EU trade policy, scheduled to be adopted on Nov. 9, EU sources said.
The Second Conquest: The EU free trade agreement with Colombia and Peru
This FDCL/TNI publication contains an overview of the FTA’s history, of human rights violations in Colombia and Peru as well as a critical analysis of the draft agreement which recently leaked to the public.
Japan eyes US-led free trade pact despite backlash
Japan's economics minister said on Friday that Tokyo should join a US-led Asia-Pacific free trade initiative to keep its firms from fleeing abroad, despite a backlash in the ruling party against the proposed deal.
EU-Korea: Parliament delays vote on free-trade safeguards
The European Parliament has postponed a vote on attaching safeguards to a free-trade deal between the EU and South Korea because of disagreements with the European Commission and member states.