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Korea
Civil society groups that gathered in Brussels for the Asia Europe People’s Forum have called for the cancellation of the free trade agreements between the European Union and the developing economies, particularly those with India and South Korea.
Officials from both countries met in France last week, but it ended with the US merely suggesting unofficial ideas regarding automobile and beef issues
For Japan, which has been unable to even start negotiations with the EU on a similar free-trade arrangement, the agreement could deal a heavy blow to its auto and electronics industries.
The European Union and South Korea signed a free-trade deal yesterday that could double trade between them and trigger a rush among Asian states to enter into trade pacts with the EU.
There is no way to repair an agreement that is, by design, destructive of the public interest, write Christine Ahn and Martin Hart-Landsberg
Chanting slogans, shaving their heads and painting banners using their own blood, more than 10,000 farmers gathered in downtown Seoul for the biggest rally by the farmers this year.
South Korea and the United States are expected to hold minister-level talks next month to discuss sticky issues such as auto trade in their bilateral trade deal, sources said Monday.
L'Union européenne a donné jeudi son feu vert à un accord de libre-échange d'une ampleur sans précédent avec la Corée du Sud, l'Italie ayant levé un veto qu'elle brandissait du fait d'inquiétudes pour son industrie automobile, a annoncé la présidence belge de l'UE.
Australia's National Farmers Federation president David Crombie says Korea has agreements with Australia's two biggest competitors, the United States and the European Union, which could sideline Australian farm exports once ratified.
South Korea is waiting for a US proposal to resolve auto industry concerns over a free trade agreement but is confident of striking a deal before President Barack Obama arrives in Seoul in November for a Group of 20 summit.
