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French heavyweights pressing for EU trade deal with Canada
27-Feb-2008     CanWest
A former French prime minister and now a confidant of President Nicolas Sarkozy have endorsed the push for a Canada-Europe free trade agreement.
Central America, EU face off on penal court
27-Feb-2008     Prensa Latina
Central America and the European Union may have difficulties reaching an association agreement due to European requirement for ratification of the Statutes of Rome of the International Penal Court.
Peters talks of free trade with Korea
26-Feb-2008    
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says his trip to South Korea gave him the chance to broach the topic of free trade with the country's new government
EU Warns Continent Over Sluggish Pace of New Trade Deal Talks
26-Feb-2008    
The European Union has raised concerns about the speed at which African countries are moving towards negotiating for a comprehensive trade deal with Europe, which is expected to fast-track economic integration in the region ahead of the December deadline.
'EPAs Are Not About Partnership'
26-Feb-2008    
The economic partnership agreements (EPAs) currently being negotiated between Europe and its former colonies in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions are not about equal partnerships but about enabling "big giant Europe to gain better access to African markets".
African Liberal Parties Want Benefits From Partnerships
26-Feb-2008    
African Liberal parties, meeting in a General Assembly, that closed in Maputo on Saturday, have demanded that partnership agreements with the European Union should bring real advantages to Africa.
SA-EU Trade Row Puts Customs Union At Risk
26-Feb-2008    
The future of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) hangs in the balance, even as engagement takes place at the highest political level to save the world's oldest customs union from collapsing.
In 1 year, Dominican Republic lost RD$2.54B from Dr-Cafta trade pact
26-Feb-2008    
Dominican Republic has lost from the Dr-Cafta trade pact, which took effect one year ago on Saturday, RD$2.54 billion from lost tax revenues, the Customs Agency (DGA) said in a statement.
NZ-China trade pact on track for April
26-Feb-2008    
New Zealand and China are still planning to sign a trade deal in April, though final agreement on the detail is yet to be reached.
Japan eyes exemptions in Aust FTA talks
26-Feb-2008    
Australia is expected to oppose the exemption of five items from the envisaged FTA with Japan: wheat, rice, beef, dairy and sugar.