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Romania objects to EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, agriculture minister says
3-Mar-2025     Romania-Insider
Romania opposes the free trade agreement with the countries of the Mercosur bloc, considering that it will bring significant harm to the agri-food sector and Romanian farmers, said agriculture minister.
What could be in the UK-US trade deal after 'game changing' meeting in Washington
3-Mar-2025     Sky
Previous negotiations have stalled because of red lines on the NHS and food standards - so what sort of deal could Labour achieve after the Starmer charmer offensive?
US-India bilateral free trade agreement on an unequal framework?
3-Mar-2025     Third World Network
The U.S. and India agreed to negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement (BTA) by October 2025, aiming for $500 billion in trade by 2030. Concerns arise over potential imbalances due to economic disparities, with President Trump criticizing India's high tariffs. The joint statement commits to enhancing trade and investment, but uncertainties remain about addressing these disparities and the impact on the Indian market amid Trump's upcoming tariff plans.
Morocco, Egypt review trade agreement
3-Mar-2025     The North African Post
Morocco and Egypt are reviewing their free trade deals after Egyptian authorities-imposed restrictions on Morocco’s car exports.
Decolonising EU trade relations with the Global Souths?
28-Feb-2025     Journal of Contemporary European Research
This article thinks reflexively about the decolonial option and the ruptures it triggers as to what EU trade policy is and the colonial logics sustaining ‘normative’ and ‘geopolitical’ narratives on/by the EU as a trade power.
EU chief’s meetings in India to boost efforts to sign Free Trade Agreement amid Trump tariff threat
28-Feb-2025     Investing.com
After US President Donald Trump’s threat to hit the European Union (EU), a 27-member bloc, with 25 per cent tariffs, a meeting between the top leadership of India and the EU is expected to give fresh push to efforts to seal an ambitious free trade agreement.
US and Britain will have trade agreement, Trump says alongside Starmer
28-Feb-2025     Reuters
The United States and Britain are negotiating a bilateral trade agreement, US President Donald Trump told a joint news conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying such a deal could help avert US tariffs.
Czech farmers protest against Mercosur, food imports from Ukraine
28-Feb-2025     Euractiv
Czech farmers took to the streets across the country, with hundreds of tractors to protest against food imports from non-EU countries.
AfCFTA gains momentum as 48 African countries ratify agreement
28-Feb-2025     Xinhua
Trading within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has gained momentum, as 48 countries have deposited their instruments of AfCFTA ratification, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat Wamkele Mene has said.
On digital trade: Will Trump 2.0 continue to break from neoliberalism?
28-Feb-2025     Centre for International Governance Innovation
Time will tell how Trump’s digital trade agenda will evolve.