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Peru's cold war against Indigenous People
20-Jul-2009     WorldPress
Besides a racist propaganda campaign and violent repression, the Pervian government has tried highly suspect legal mechanisms to disarticulate indigenous power.
Europe trumps US, again
20-Jul-2009     WSJ
On present trends, most of Europe will soon have lower income tax rates than most of America. And now the European Union is stealing another competitive march on Washington, this time on a free trade deal with the world's 13th largest economy, fast-growing South Korea.
Unions call for world boycott of Honduran ships
19-Jul-2009     Reuters
The International Transport Workers' Federation called on its 4.5 million members on Friday to boycott ships flying the Honduran flag to protest the military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
“Vietnam-EU half way there”
19-Jul-2009     VOV News
James Moran, Director for Asia of the Directorate General for External Relations of the European Commission and head of the EU delegation said this regarding the fourth round of talks on the signing of a Partnership Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between Vietnam and EU.
Boost for EU’s image
19-Jul-2009     Dawn
It’s been a long time coming. But last week in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and the European Union finally initialled an ambitious cooperation pact aimed at revitalising a so-far uninspiring and lacklustre relationship.
Correa says EU must cut banana levy for trade talks to progress
19-Jul-2009     Bloomberg
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said his country won’t keep negotiating a commercial agreement with the European Union until the trade bloc complies with World Trade orders to cut duties on Ecuadorean bananas.
Korea looks to FTA with Arab States
19-Jul-2009     Chosun Ilbo
After concluding free trade talks with the European Union, Korea is eyeing the Gulf Cooperation Council as its next FTA partner
Milk farmers plead for help before FTA
19-Jul-2009     Bangkok Post
The Milk For Thai Club forecasts dairy farming will be hit hard if the government does not seriously help farmers before signing free trade area (FTA) agreements on dairy products with Australia and other countries.
EU lobbying firm offers services for FTA
17-Jul-2009     Business Recorder
Alber and Geiger, a European Union lobbying firm comprising of former high ranking officials, has offered its services to facilitate Pakistan for a free trade agreement (FTA), sources in Commerce Ministry told Business Recorder.
India, ASEAN FTA finalised
17-Jul-2009     The Economic Times
The text of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to be signed between India and ASEAN has been finalised.