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GCC and EU free trade talks stall
21-Feb-2007     Arabian Business
Negotiations between European Union and GCC officials at ministerial level have been delayed until May, an EU source announced yesterday.
Murtha sees security threat in trade deal
21-Feb-2007     The Hill
US Rep John Murtha (D-Pa.), a close ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), is calling elements of a Peru free-trade agreement (FTA) signed by the Bush administration a threat to national security.
Govt orders more FTA talks
21-Feb-2007     Bangkok Post
The Thai cabinet yesterday instructed officials negotiating the Thai-Japanese Free Trade Agreement not to sign any deal without further talks with Tokyo to clear the air on issues like toxic waste imports and the patenting of micro-organisms.
Toxic backlash to Thai-Japan FTA
21-Feb-2007     Asia Times
A highly anticipated Thailand-Japan free-trade agreement (FTA) has hit an unexpected environmental snag, as Thai activists protest a provision in the draft agreement that would allow Japan to export to and dump in Thailand unlimited amounts of the hazardous and toxic waste it generates.
ALBA seen as a historical milestone in Caribbean-Latin America relations
21-Feb-2007     Radio Jamaica
Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, along with the Prime Ministers of Dominica and St. Vincent, on the weekend signed onto the Alba, a new free trade agreement from Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.
Japan's business lobby calls for freer trade with Asia
21-Feb-2007     IndustryWeek
"The first necessary step for Japan is to seal free trade deals with Asian countries as soon as possible", Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) and Canon Inc, said.
Uganda: Now EU courts country to sign EPAs
21-Feb-2007     AllAfrica.com
As debate on the contentious Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) rages on, the European Union now wants Uganda to sign the trade pact and continue to negotiate for tariff waivers while on board, according to EU trade experts.
An open letter to US Congress from the Colombian Oil Workers Union regarding the FTA
20-Feb-2007     Mingas
Our organization, the Colombian Oil Workers Union (USO), knows of your interest regarding the Colombian government's record on human, labor and union rights within the framework of current discussions about a Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and the United States. We wish to inform you that our Colombian Oil Workers Union (USO), an affiliate of our national labor federation CUT, has been the constant target of government attacks which we summarize below.
Manila-Tokyo deal: A toxic nightmare
20-Feb-2007     Manila Standard Today
I first thought that my Japanese clients were trying to patronize me (and us Filipinos) when they said that Japan did us an injustice in the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement.
Grassroots organizing, regional trade agreements and food sovereignty in Africa
19-Feb-2007     Grassroots Journal
Grassroots movements have made great strides towards putting the power of the food system in citizens' hands, but ongoing bi-lateral and regional trade negotiations threaten to curtail these advances.