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Some European countries call for endorsing Association Agreement with Syria
23-Mar-2006     SANA
A source of the Higher Committee Specialized in Following up Issues of Partnership Association between Syria and EU has said that the EU has started to issue positive signals regarding agreement with Syria, particularly that some EU countries consider that there is no excuse for delaying signing the agreement after two years of initialing it.
Ecuador: Protests against free trade reach critical juncture
23-Mar-2006     Upside Down World
The Ecuadorian government declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, March 21 after countrywide protests and roadblocks led by indigenous peasants intensified.
Malaysia's Mahathir fears planned FTA with U.S. could have 'adverse' consequences
22-Mar-2006     The Star
Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday warned that a free trade agreement with the United States could harm Malaysia, claiming that a similar pact signed with Japan recently has brought no benefits.
Ecuador: rioting against free trade agreement with US escalates
22-Mar-2006     MercoPress
Ecuador's main Indian federation claimed Monday that 30 peasants had been hospitalized and over 100 arrested during violent protests against a free trade pact with the United States scheduled to be signed in the coming days.
How to beat US trade barriers
22-Mar-2006     Asia Times
The transshipment issue -- the illicit movement of shoes, shrimp and garments that have been repackaged, re-labeled and re-exported after being shipped to Indonesia -- has cast a shadow over recently warmed US-Indonesian bilateral relations and threaten to damage the Southeast Asian country's chances of a full free-trade agreement (FTA) with the US.
EU eyeing free trade deals in Asia: Mandelson
22-Mar-2006     Financial Express
The European Union is exploring the prospect of free trade deals with Asian nations once the current round of world trade talks is over, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said on Tuesday.
India in center of effort for world's largest free trade area
22-Mar-2006     World Peace Herald
India is pushing ahead on negotiations for free trade agreements with a series of Asian and Middle East countries that are expected to result in the emergence of the world's largest free trade area by population.
Venezuela's Chavez lashes out at free trade pacts while agreeing to El Salvador fuel sales
22-Mar-2006     AP
Chavez argues that US-proposed free-trade pacts would help big US companies at the expense of Latin America's poor.
Economic Partnership Agreement talks look at labor mobility to Europe
22-Mar-2006     PINA
Negotiations for possible movement of labour from the Pacific to Europe is part of discussions under the proposed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) currently underway.
Free trade, minus the warmth and the longing
22-Mar-2006     Daily Star
In Egypt, just because a couple is engaged doesn't mean they'll get married.