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EU-China agreement: no knockoff Champagne and Brie
16-Sep-2010     just-food
EU ministers have formally approved negotiations with the Chinese government to strike a wide-ranging bilateral agreement protecting traditional food manufacturers in Europe and China from illicit copies of their products.
Ecuador Assembly agrees to end international investment pacts
16-Sep-2010     Dow Jones
Ecuador's National Assembly has approved a government request to end bilateral investment promotion and protection agreements with Germany, the UK and Northern Ireland. Those with Finland, Sweden, Canada, China, the Netherlands, France, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and the US may be next.
France openly rejects trade talks with Mercosur: “farmers no bargaining chip”
16-Sep-2010     MercoPress
French Agriculture minister Bruno Le Maire reiterated Paris ‘strong rejection’ of European Union trade talks with Mercosur and said that Europe “is no dumping ground for Mercosur agriculture produce”.
US drones prowl Mexico bicentennial
16-Sep-2010     Al Jazeera
Perhaps, the most lucrative legacy of NAFTA has been the expansion of the drug trade. And the drug gangs are following the basic premises of free trade style capitalism to their logical conclusion: buy low, sell high, make profit, and eliminate your competitors.
EU trade chief aims for Mercosur deal by mid-2011
16-Sep-2010     Reuters
The European Union hopes to reach an accord with South American trade bloc Mercosur by mid-2011 as negotiators iron out details on tough issues such as farm aid and intellectual property, the EU's trade chief Karel De Gucht said on Tuesday.
EU sets special meeting on SKorea trade deal
16-Sep-2010     AP
An EU source said all major stumbling blocs had been removed, making Italy's agreement on the multibillion dollar free trade deal likely.
Tackling trans-Pacific trade
16-Sep-2010     Xinhua
With a third round of negotiations scheduled to be held in Brunei in October, the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP) still faces ambiguity in promoting its intentions.
India's central role in AIDS medicines supply could be threatened by trade agreements, new study says
15-Sep-2010     UNITAID
A new study from UNITAID warns that free trade agreements India is currently negotiating may close the tap on affordable medicines for AIDS patients.
Indian groups protest secret Japan-India CEPA
15-Sep-2010    
Groups in India along with the Forum Against FTAs raise their voices as the Government of India gave an in-principle agreement to the CEPA with Japan in complete secrecy last week
Turkey, Canada to launch free trade agreement talks
15-Sep-2010     Turkish Weekly
Turkey and Canada will launch talks on a free trade agreement soon, Turkey's state minister for foreign trade said on Tuesday.