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Why Nigeria scuttled the EU-ECOWAS trade deal
The federal government has stated that it declined endorsing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union because acting otherwise would have been inimical to the advancement of the varied growth policies currently being implemented by the government.
China's Xi wins EU pledge to consider free-trade deal
Chinese President Xi Jinping won a promise from the European Union on Monday to consider a multi-billion-dollar free-trade deal with his country, a long-held goal for Beijing which divides Europe.
West Africa: Ecowas postpones signing EU trade deal
"We believe it needs further scrutiny," announced President Yahya Jammeh, referring to the issue of signing an Economic Partnership Agreement negotiated by ECOWAS with the European Union.
Southern African nations push for European trade-deal extension
Southern African trade ministers will lobby for an extension of a trade agreement with Europe before it expires in October, a senior Botswana official said.
Ukrainian leftist: 'The enemy is within – whether in Russia, Ukraine or the West'
What will happen next in Ukraine? The coordinated plundering of the country by both sides (the West and Russia), says Kolesnik Dmitry.
Ghana: Don't sign Economic Partnership Agreement - Coalition urges gov’t
A coalition of civil society organisations, farmer-based groups, religious organisations and labour unions have asked President John Mahama to show commitment to encouraging the productive capacity of Ghanaians by not signing the Economic Partnership Agreement.
EU accelerates FTA negotiations with Vietnam
The European Union is speeding up negotiations of a free trade agreement with Vietnam due to be signed in late 2014.
Out of TPPA frying pan, into EU-FTA fire? - Kelsey
The New Zealand government is striking a brick wall in getting concessions on dairy from the US and Japan in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, and will have an equal or greater battle in its plans for a free trade agreement with the European Union, said Professor Jane Kelsey from the University of Auckland.
Open letter regarding the future trade and investment agreement between the EU and Egypt
In a letter addressed to the representatives of the European Commission, FIDH, CNCD 11.11.11 and Aitec express their concerns on the way human rights are taken into account in the impact assessment regarding the future DCFTA between the EU and Egypt.
S2B statement and Burmese CSO letter against EU-Myanmar Investment Treaty
A letter by over 70 Burmese CSOs plus a statement by the Seattle to Brussels Network on the EU-Myanmar bilateral investment treaty negotiations.