ISDS Case Map
human rights
Monday's announcement for increased relations concerns three areas: diplomatic cooperation; Israel's participation in European plans and agencies; and an examination of possible Israeli integration into the European Single Market.
On Monday June 16th, the EU-Israel Association Council will convene for the eighth time. For Israel the stakes are high.
The United States and Canada have chosen to promote Colombia as an aggressive and heavily militarized bulwark against anti-imperialism in the region -- an Israel of the Andes.
A free-trade agreement between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the European Union is unlikely to take shape soon because of the big discrepancies between Asean members and political problems in Burma, said Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht.
Gulf Cooperation Council says will not accept any political conditions by the European Union to sign a free trade agreement. The EU's final position is expected in July.
Amnesty International has made a second submission on the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Bill highlighting ongoing concerns about the lack of practical applications to ensure labour standards are addressed and improved in China. And this within an agreement that significantly weakens New Zealand's labour rights obligations.
At issue is whether to deepen relations governed by the current EU-Israel association agreement
On May 5th, 2008 Canada's Trade Minister, David Emerson, proudly declared that Canada is "very close" to concluding free trade negotiations with Colombia. Canada's push into Colombia is part of its broader interest and growing economic influence in Latin America going back to the 1990s.
A group of Canadian MPs travelled to Colombia Monday to get a first-hand look at one of the hemisphere's most volatile countries before Ottawa finalizes a free trade deal with its government.
Canada's Trade Minister David Emerson said he may soon complete a free trade agreement with Colombia, rejecting a plan by U.S. congressional Democrats to wait until the Latin American nation improves its human rights record.
