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Gates pushes for US-Colombia trade pact
16-Apr-2010     AFP
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates pledged Thursday to renew a push for a free trade agreement with Colombia, reaffirming US support for its closest ally in Latin America during a visit to Bogotá.
No ACTA-free trade link? 'Yeah right', says IP lawyer
16-Apr-2010     ComputerWorld
Suspicions persist over a link between the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and negotiations for international free-trade pacts, despite efforts by officials to downplay the issue.
EU ready to start FTA talks with Malaysia
16-Apr-2010     The Star
The European Union is ready for talks on the free trade agreement with Malaysia, says ambassador and head of delegation of the EU to Malaysia Vincent Piket.
Beware the EU agenda
15-Apr-2010     Business Standard
Tough intellectual property rights sought by the EU in its free trade agreement with India have set off global protests
Sables bitumineux: un groupe environnemental porte le débat devant l'ALENA
15-Apr-2010     Presse Canadienne
Un groupe environnemental canadien porte sa lutte contre l'exploitation des sables bitumineux albertains devant le mécanisme de régulation environnementale de l'Accord de libre-échange nord-américain (ALENA).
Egypt, Mercosur to complete free trade agreement in July
15-Apr-2010     Reuters
Egypt expects to complete free trade negotiations with the four Mercosur countries -- Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay -- in July, Egypt's trade minister said on Wednesday.
Tarsands complaint goes before NAFTA watchdog
15-Apr-2010     The Canadian Press
A Canadian environment group is claiming the federal government is breaking its own laws when it comes to the tar sands, and plans to take its concerns to NAFTA.
S Korea to examine feasibility of China, S. Korea FTA
15-Apr-2010     Xinhua
South Korea will probe into the feasibility of the free trade agreement (FTA) with China, examining how a pact may boost up the country's overall competitiveness, local media reported Thursday.
EU-Colombia-Peru FTA (2010)
14-Apr-2010    
As agreed to on 30 March 2010
Q & ACTA, with Michael Geist
14-Apr-2010     iTnews
With the Wellington round of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) talks underway, organised opposition to the proposed treaty on intellectual property rights and enforcement is also gathering in the New Zealand capital. A brief chat with a global expert on the ACTA treaty.