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EU targets free trade deals under Swedish presidency
6-Jun-2009     Tax-News
The first trade priority for the upcoming Swedish presidency of the European Union is to close the free trade agreement with South Korea
Stalled but not dead: Update on the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
5-Jun-2009     rabble
The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) was withdrawn from the table while being debated for its second reading in Canadian Parliament on May 27, 2009. Stalled for now, the CCFTA will certainly be back: it has not been defeated, and its proponents (the Conservatives and some of the Liberals) await an opportunity to bring it back.
Upgrading of relations EU-Israel
5-Jun-2009     Palestine Free Voice
Open letter from Hiyam Noir, editor of Palestine Free Voice, to EU-Isral Association Council
Correa backpedals from EU trade agreement
5-Jun-2009     LatinAmerican Press
President says agreement threatens social advances
US Trade Rep promises transparency... but actions speak louder than websites
5-Jun-2009     TechDirt
The US Trade Representative has finally finished the long overdue task of relaunching its website.
Barbados and BLEU sign investment treaty
5-Jun-2009     Caribbean Net News
Barbados and the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union (BLEU) now have a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).
Europe's abusive EPA condemned as it tears Africa apart
5-Jun-2009     Afrik.com
Now, Africans are hitting back at Europe
US pulls the plug on Sacu deal
5-Jun-2009     Business Day
There has long been talk that the US was preparing to walk away from talks on the proposed agreement, and the speculation finally ended last month when the US government announced that it would not revive negotiations.
Economic Partnership Agreements: EU and Southern African countries sign interim deal
5-Jun-2009     Europa
The European Union signed an interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on 4 June 2009 with Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. Mozambique has signalled its intention to sign this agreement in the near future, but its trade minister was unable to come to Brussels today.
Canada's Lower House approved FTA with Peru
5-Jun-2009     Andina
The Lower House of Canada Congress approved this week the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed with Peru, which shall come into force in July this year