ISDS Case Map
Korea
Le lien entre « la crise du boeuf » et les accords de libre-échange est évident. « À travers l'un, nous luttons contre l'autre, explique-t-on. Même si c'est un lien que ne font pas tous ceux qui descendent dans la rue aujourd'hui. Notre mouvement exige la rectification des accords conclus en avril de l'an dernier. Ceux-ci concernent durablement la vie de tous les citoyens, les paysans en premier lieu. »
South Korea and India have held five rounds of CEPA (comprehensive economic partnership agreement) negotiations thus far, but the pact -- which is similar to a free trade agreement -- has yet to be concluded due to remaining disputes over rules of origin, services and agricultural trade.
South Korean activists Saturday promised to draw one million protesters nationwide in the biggest anti-US beef rallies so far
Some 240 tons of beef products from an approved US exporter to Korea suspected of being contaminated with the O-157 strain of E. coli have been recalled, the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Wednesday.
South Korean activists on Thursday launched a nationwide campaign to boycott US beef as President Lee Myung-Bak issued a fresh warning against violent protests.
South Korea and the Gulf Cooperation Council will hold their first round of talks for a free-trade agreement in Seoul next week, seeking to establish a basic approach for negotiating the envisioned deal
Please write a letter to the President of South Korea to immediately stop the police crackdown and imprisonment of people engaged in protest against the Korea-US beef.
South Korean police clashed violently with protesters opposing US beef imports in Seoul, leaving more than 100 people injured
Trade ministers from South Korea and the European Union will meet next week to resolve contentious issues such as auto trade and rules of origin in their free trade negotiations
South Korea's opposition parties declared the official announcement to resume imports of US beef null and void and launched a series of campaigns to have it withdrawn. Opposition party members have also proposed plans to hold a national referendum on the beef agreement and plan to seek other forms of legal action against it.
