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EU warns against adjusting Mercosur trade deal
9-Jun-2023     Reuters
The European Commission said it would be unwise to renegotiate parts of its proposed free trade agreement with Brazil and other countries of the Mercosur bloc, given it took two decades to reach an initial deal.
SEZ is a catalyst for accelerating Africa’s industrialisation agenda – speakers
8-Jun-2023     B&FT online
Speakers at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Industry (UNCTAD) workshop have indicated that Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are crucial for pushing Africa’s industrialisation agenda in the context of the AfCFTA.
The EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, its impacts on agriculture
8-Jun-2023     The Greens/EFA
The EU will import more meat and other agricultural products - with them, emissions, deforestation, soil contamination and human rights abuses - while endangering local farmers’ livelihoods in the Mercosur region and in the European Union.
'High ambitions' for UK-GCC free trade agreement talks
7-Jun-2023     The National
The primary objective in the trade negotiations with the GCC is to have “an ambitious and comprehensive agreement,” said the British Trade Commissioner to the Middle East and Pakistan.
Trade Minister Don Farrell declares he could 'walk away' from lucrative EU trade deal amid tense negotiations
7-Jun-2023     Sky
As trade negotiations in Brussels heat up, Australia and the European Union are still yet to overcome major impasses over naming rights of beloved products and market access.
German FM calls Brazil to align more with the West
7-Jun-2023     Euractiv
The still not yet ratified EU-Mercosur trade deal could be among the main keys to the rapprochement of like-minded democratic states as it would “make it clear that democracies when they work together, can solve global challenges,” said German Foreign Minister.
EU, Mercosur will 'take time' to conclude trade deal, says French official
7-Jun-2023     Buenos Aires Times
French government official says European Union and Mercosur both want to "take their time" to finalise trade deal.
LEAK: EU to prioritise Mercosur deal, establish closer ties with Latin America
7-Jun-2023     Euractiv
The EU will prioritise concluding a long-delayed trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc and closer institutional cooperation as it seeks new allies to reduce economic dependencies on China and counter Russia.
Internal docs suggest Trudeau wants China blocked from Pacific Rim trade deal
7-Jun-2023     CTV
While the Liberals insist a Pacific Rim trade bloc should welcome any country that meets its standards, an internal document suggests Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants China kept out of the deal.
The trade minister for Indonesia argued that Europe was discriminating and frequently looked for conflict with Indonesia
7-Jun-2023     CNBC Indonesia
Zulkifli Hasan, the minister of trade, said frankly that recent difficulties have made cooperation with the EU challenging. As a result, he acknowledged that he was developing a plan to predict how the EU would act.