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Malaysia, US free trade talks bog down
10-Feb-2007     AFP
Talks for a free trade agreement between the US and Malaysia are bogged down in sensitive issues and are unlikely to meet a crucial deadline to forge to deal, according to a senior US official.
The road to an undesirable deal: A report to US Congress
10-Feb-2007     KCTU
The Korea-US FTA will make living conditions more difficult for people living in both countries. This report covers seven main concerns and presents three individual cases. Our analysis shows that the proposed agreement will disproportionately hurt working families, widen the income gap, limit public services, and undermine culture and the environment in South Korea.
Business leaders warn of battle over free-trade pacts
9-Feb-2007     Miami Herald
Business groups prepare to fight for US approval of free-trade agreements with the Americas
Agriculture and development in the EPA negotiations
9-Feb-2007     Swedish Board of Agriculture
This December 2006 study from the Swedish Board of Agriculture aims to shed light on various issues related to the EPA regions' and the EU's export and import interests in the agro-food sector.
RI, Japan to meet in Tokyo this month to finalize EPA deal
9-Feb-2007     Jakarta Post
"We have finished about 90 percent of the content. But regarding quality, the remaining 10 percent is of much greater significance," Indonesia's chief negotiator Sumadi Brotodiningrat said.
Still allies, more or less
9-Feb-2007     Al-Ahram
The issue of an Egyptian-American free trade agreement figured prominently on the agenda of talks between Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rashid Mohamed Rashid and US Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson last week.
EU seeks ASEAN investors for new member states
9-Feb-2007     jurnalo
The European Union is seeking ASEAN investors for its new member states with a free trade agreement in the pipeline, the ambassador of the EU Commission said in a broadcast report on Wednesday.
Memorandum to the European Commission from 30 000 citizens at the World Social Forum
9-Feb-2007     TWN Africa
We the people attending the World Social Forum (WSF) are here today to call on the European Commission to stop negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA's) with our governments.
Another fast track to the unemployment line?
9-Feb-2007     People's Weekly World Newspaper
President Bush has asked Congress for approval of "fast track" authority. For most workers, "fast track" is the code word for giving the capitalists the opportunity to move more jobs out of the country.
S Korea to seek 'package' free trade deal with US, trade minister says
9-Feb-2007     Hankyoreh
South Korea said Thursday it plans to make a "package deal" on antidumping rules, automobiles and other key pending issues in next week's free trade talks with the United States.