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US-Latvia Trade Relations and IPR Agreement (1994)
17-Jun-2007     Trade Compliance Center
Stop Atlantica: the undemocratic corporate trade deal
16-Jun-2007    
Atlantica must be stopped immediately and replaced by a project that would focus on fair trade, secure employment and decent wages, according to the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). Atlantica is a project of in-depth commercial deregulation and free trade between Atlantic Canada, Eastern Quebec and the Northeast United States.
A new colonialism? EU trade demands and ACP countries
16-Jun-2007    
The European Union (EU) has been pushing African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to conclude Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) by the end of the year, claiming that preferences which they now enjoy will not be approved by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) come next year.
US calls for revisions to S.Korea FTA
16-Jun-2007    
The United States has proposed revisions for a free trade agreement with South Korea to reflect Washington's new guidelines that call for stricter labor and environmental standards, officials said Saturday.
Dominican Republic seeks Caribbean consensus on Free Trade with EU
15-Jun-2007    
Dominican Republic should manage a consensus with the Caribbean Community countries (Caricom) to establish a joint negotiation that leads to the Economic Association Agreement with the European Union.
NAFTA claim dismissed, dicey clause remains
15-Jun-2007    
A seven-year legal battle by the US postal carrier United Parcel Service of America (UPS) against Canada, brought under a controversial free trade agreement, has been dismissed, but advocacy groups say a provision that allows corporations to sue for lost profits should be permanently dropped.
We can't win the race for trade deals
15-Jun-2007    
David Emerson, minister of international trade, announced last week that Canada has successfully concluded a free trade agreement with the members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA): Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. This is Canada's first FTA in six years, and it took nine years to negotiate.
Gaesong inclusion like “handing out cash to the North”
15-Jun-2007    
On April 2, the first US congressional hearing after the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement was concluded and was a complaint-filled affair.
Honduras, Panama sign free trade
15-Jun-2007    
Presidents Manuel Zelaya, Honduras, and Martin Torrijos, Panama, will sign a free trade agreement in this capital on Friday, after bilateral negotiations that concluded last month in the Panamanian capital.
Europe rallies behind Roux, as Meatco sticks to its guns
15-Jun-2007    
The international community is rallying behind the suspended Wallie Roux with a European parliamentarian calling upon Meatco “to reconsider the suspension” of the economist.