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The new 'Global Europe' strategy of the EU: Serving corporations worldwide and at home
3-Dec-2006    
Alert to European civil society groups, trade unions and social movements from the Seattle to Brussels Network
Bangladesh to gain little from FTA with India: WB report
3-Dec-2006     Bangladesh Web
A "captive protected" market to Indian suppliers, trade losses for Bangladesh and the issue of farm subsidies cosseted to Indian rice, wheat and sugar producers are among the potential risks.
“Davao pesticide poisoning to expand and increase with JPEPA!”-KMP and APC
3-Dec-2006    
The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas and the Asian Peasant Coalition lambasted the Tagum Agricultural Development Company, Inc. for causing the pesticide poisoning of at least 79 people in Davao del Norte, Philippines, stressing that "such poisonings would increase and expand when the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) is ratified.”
ECOWAS seeks extension of agreement with EU
3-Dec-2006     This Day
The regional ministerial committee monitoring the negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between West Africa and the European Union has requested a three year extension of the 2007 deadline for the conclusion of the negotiations for a free trade area of the two economic blocs.
Thai-Japan free trade pact allows toxic dumping, Greenpeace warns
2-Dec-2006     Antara
Environmental protection group Greenpeace on Friday warned Thailand that its pending free trade agreement with Japan could pave the way for the dumping of toxic waste and hazardous chemical into the kingdom.
Malaysia, Australia set no date for delayed FTA deal
2-Dec-2006     AFP
The leaders of Malaysia and Australia declined to set a date for the completion of a free-trade deal due to have been agreed by mid-2006, saying the negotiations should not be hurried.
Some dangers and prospects of the regional and international situations
2-Dec-2006     Political Affairs Magazine
In the economic field, imperialism's consternation with the slow pace of forging multilateral North-South agreements under the Doha round of meetings of the World Trade Organization have led to the more energetic push for bilateral Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs).
Japan urges Indonesia to guarantee supply of liquefied gas under EPA
2-Dec-2006     Tempo
The Japanese government urged that guarantee for supplying Indonesia's liquefied natural gas to Japan be attached to the economic partnership agreement (EPA) between both countries. However, the Indonesian government has not complied with this request.
Asean doubles its negative list for FTA with India
2-Dec-2006     Financial Express
Asean has given a jolt to India by deciding to almost double its negative list for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with India.
India, EFTA move towards trade and investment agreement
1-Dec-2006     New Kerala
India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) on Friday set up a Joint Study Group (JSG) to explore the possibility of entering into a broad-based trade and investment agreement.