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Civil Society statement on EPA between Pacific ACP states and EU
9-Sep-2004    
Statement of civil society organizations from workshop on negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the Pacific ACP states and the European Union, 7 September 2004, Suva.
Singapore Fast Track To EU Trade Pact
8-Sep-2004    
SINGAPORE businesses could soon see improved access to markets in the 25-nation European Union (EU) whose 450 million consumers account for more than a quarter of world trade.
A hundred social organizations sign a manifesto against the Andean FTA
8-Sep-2004     Bol Press
It is not appropriate for the country to sign an FTA with the US because this would result in the State having less control over reviewing transnational corporations and promoting and consolidating privatization.
Enforcement of international trade regimes between the European Union (EU) and the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR)?
7-Sep-2004    
Since the end of 1999 the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) and the European Union (EU) have been negotiating a biregional free trade agreement. Apart from the two initial negotiation pillars, “political dialogue” and “cooperation,” the negotiations are about the liberalization of market access.
The politics of United States free trade agreements
7-Sep-2004    
United States (U.S.) is aggressively working to open markets globally, regionally and bilaterally to expand American opportunities and to guard its investments in overseas market. With multilateral negotiations proceeding at a slow pace especially following the collapse of talks in Cancun, U.S. is on a spree signing free trade agreements (FTAs) with the Americas, Asian, African and Middle Eastern nations.
Asean, Australia, New Zealand seek trade deal by 2007
7-Sep-2004    
Southeast Asian nations, Australia and New Zealand hope to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by 2007 after beginning formal negotiations next year, government ministers said on Sunday.
AP: India Exploring Free Trade Deals
7-Sep-2004    
India wants to explore possible free trade agreements with Japan, China and the United States, as negotiations on such deals with Southeast Asian countries progress, the commerce minister says.
India, Thailand may set an example of successful FTA
7-Sep-2004     Finanacial Express
India and Thailand have agreed to moved faster in the direction of a free trade area (FTA) by reducing by half their applied levels of tariffs on 82 select commodities. This comes into effect from September 1, 2004.
APEC meet urges FTA
6-Sep-2004     NDTV.com
Finance Ministers from the 21 members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) explored a wide free trade agreement on Thursday at a conference in Chile.
NZ-Malaysia to look at possible trade deal
6-Sep-2004     Stuff
New Zealand and Malaysia have agreed to undertake scoping studies on a possible free trade deal, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said yesterday.