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Seoul, Ottawa to focus on barley, bean in free trade agreement talks
7-Oct-2007     Yonhap
South Korea and Canada will focus on barley, bean, potato and other farm products in free trade agreement talks that reopen in Ottawa this week
EU to recognise Vietnam having market economy if...
6-Oct-2007     VietNamNet Bridge
"I want to make clear that the EU-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement that we are building is with only seven member nations of ASEAN. Laos and Cambodia have their own trade deals with the EU while we plan to put an embargo on Myanmar," says a member of the European Parliament.
LatAm notables against CAFTA-DR
6-Oct-2007     Prensa Latina
Renowned Latin American figures have expressed their solidarity with the Costa Rican people, who are expected to go to the polls Sunday to decide in a referendum whether their country signs a free trade agreement with the US.
West Africa to miss EU trade partnership deadline
6-Oct-2007     Reuters
West Africa will miss a Dec. 31 deadline to sign a new trade partnership with the European Union and hopes to keep its preferential commercial privileges for up to two years while it negotiates, a West African official said.
India, Philippines sign 9 bilateral deals
6-Oct-2007     Financial Express
The Philippines signed nine bilateral agreements with India on Friday, including a framework agreement for bilateral trade.
JPEPA makes working in Japan tougher for health workers
5-Oct-2007     Inquirer
Filipino health workers hoping to work in Japan or migrate to that country may find it more difficult if the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) is approved, said a national organization of health professionals.
EU, Pacific countries to seek interim trade deal
5-Oct-2007     Reuters
The European Union and Pacific countries agreed on Tuesday to seek an interim new trade deal, to enter into force on 1 January, while they continue negotiating an EPA by end of 2008.
EU, India to make major offers on duty cut
5-Oct-2007     The Hindu
EU sees a new readiness on the part of the Indian side which, for the first time, has put poverty reduction, labour standards and environmental protection under the bilateral trade framework.
The gloves are off -- Europe dismisses sugar, insults tourism ahead of 'make-or-break' trade talks
5-Oct-2007     Jamaica Gleaner
Tempers flare as Caricom trade negotiators and the European Commission work with an October 15 deadline to initial an EU-Caribbean EPA
Republicans grow skeptical on free trade
5-Oct-2007     WSJ
By a nearly two-to-one margin, US Republican voters believe free trade is bad for the US economy, a shift in opinion that mirrors Democratic views and suggests trade deals could face high hurdles under a new president.