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Diaz-Balart courts voters via trade deal
25-Oct-2008    
A free trade agreement with Colombia has become a campaign issue in Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart's bid to hold his seat in the congressional district that represents the largest number of Colombian-American voters in the country.
From protest to proposals for integration
25-Oct-2008     Periodico 26
The ALBA offers a broad space to recover the public sector and consolidate Latin American identity through dialogue.
Pacific ACP States committed to continue negotiating EPA with EU as single region
25-Oct-2008    
The Pacific ACP States have reaffirmed their commitment to continue the negotiations of an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union “as a single region” based on existing negotiating positions as agreed last March.
PM: Megaprojects will go on
25-Oct-2008    
Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has told European Union delegates his government will solve Thailand's political crisis through democratic means to ensure the country's planned megaprojects can proceed.
Pacific ACP countries keen on single agreement with EU
25-Oct-2008    
The Pacific members of the African Caribbean and Pacific group of nations that rely on aid assistance from the European Union say they will continue to push for a single Economic Partnership Agreement, or EPA, for the region.
Hage versus the EU
25-Oct-2008    
It should come as no surprise that Namibian Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob and European Union Ambassador Elizabeth Pape almost came to verbal blows this week.
Free trade, suicide clause and growing hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean
24-Oct-2008     RMR
The free trade agreements that the US and the European Union “propose” to Latin America and the Caribbean include waiving sovereign control on food flows. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization admits that although food production increased in the region, the number of people suffering hunger also did.
Uribe agrees to talks with indigenous protesters
24-Oct-2008     IPS
"The police did fire" on indigenous protesters, said Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, who yielded to pressure to meet next Sunday with the leaders of a two-week-long demonstration by native groups.
Mercosur proposes agreement with Egypt
24-Oct-2008     iStockAnalyst
Last week, the Mercosur submitted a free trade agreement negotiation proposal to the Egyptian government. The draft document, containing the broad lines for a treaty, was handed over by a delegation from the South American bloc to Cairo
Colombia: Authorities suppress coverage of indigenous protests
24-Oct-2008     IFEX
At least one person was killed and more than 130 were wounded during indigenous demonstrations last week in several departments in Colombia. But with multiple press freedom violations being committed, you would be hard-pressed to find out what's going on.