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Peru refuses price raise on medicines at FTA negotiation with EU
The Peruvian Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry said Thursday that Peru will not accept raise in medicine prices in the second round of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with the European Union..
"Israel must see that there are consequences to its actions"
We can and must focus on the trading privileges from which Israel benefits within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement, and point out again and again that Israel violates the human rights clause of that Agreement. If nothing else, this clarifies that EU support for Israel violates its own regulations.
EU-India: Free Trade Agreement to be signed by the end of 2010 say MEPs
Disappointed with the slow pace of negotiations, MEPs would like to see a Free Trade Agreement signed with India by the end of 2010, in a report adopted in Strasbourg by the European Parliament.
Making a bad situation worse: An analysis of the text of the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
While trade can support development and the realization of human rights, the authors find that neither the political conditions in Colombia, nor the terms of this FTA meet the criteria that would allow that to happen.
Deputy Prime Minister Voices Concerns Over Free Trade Agreement with Canada
Jamaica's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has expressed concerns about the upcoming free trade agreement to be signed between Canada and CARICOM.
Charity warning on free trade plans
Millions of people in developing countries will lose their jobs under free trade plans which will be promoted by the Gordon Brown at next week's G20 summit, a leading charity has warned.
EC pushing for RP-EU bilateral trade deal with impasse in Asean-EU FTA
THE European Commission is urging the Philippine private sector to persuade the government to pursue a bilateral economic cooperation deal with the European Union now that the negotiation for a region-to-region free-trade agreement between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and EU has reached an impasse.
Tentative Free Trade Deal for S. Korea and Europe
South Korea and the European Union on Tuesday reached a tentative agreement to scrap tariffs on goods traded between them, a deal that, if ratified, would send a strong signal on free trade at a time of rising protectionist tendencies.
South Korea, EU Reach Agreement On FTA
Negotiators of South Korea and the European Union (EU) reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday over their free trade agreement (FTA), South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.
Is negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with Canada a priority at this time?
Caricom negotiations with Canada on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have been proceeding since 2007. At their summit in Belize on March 12-13, Caricom Heads approved a ‘Negotiating Brief' with the proviso that it may need to be re-examined in the context of the global economic situation. It sounds like they wish to keep their options open.