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European Union-India FTA may hit generic medical industry
The free trade agreement that European Union is pushing India to sign could put an end to India's status as the pharmacy of the developing providing affordable medicines, especially HIV drugs to countries like Brazil, Thailand, South Africa, Zimbabwe and several others. The negotiations with EU are on at a feverish pace this week in Brussels even before the parliamentary standing committee looking into the free trade agreements (FTAs) has submitted its report.
EU-Vietnam weigh FTA
While both sides agree an FTA would on the whole be mutually beneficial, negotiations will likely be complicated by the potential socio-economic impacts a pact would have on Vietnam's fragile transitional economy.
Mass rally against EU-FTA held
A mass rally cum public meeting protesting against the proposed India- EU FTA was held today at Kumbi in Bishnupur district, said a release of United Community Development Platform, Moirang.
European lawmakers urge suspension of agreement with Israel
Palestinian official news agency WAFA reports that European parliamentarians wrote European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton last week calling on her to suspend the Association Agreement with Israel because of the latter's violation of the terms of the agreement.
New briefing on the EU-Morocco FTA
Eurogroup for Animals released a brief insight into different ways how the EU and Morocco could include animal welfare in their Free Trade Agreement discussions.
EU-Canada free-trade agreement could lay groundwork for larger accord with US
If Europe can secure a free trade deal with Canada, it would lay the groundwork for a planned, much larger accord with the United States, French and Canadian leaders said Thursday.
Indians in the Northeast protest the European Union Free Trade Agreement
The Asian Human Rights Commission has issued an urgent appeal to support protestors against the EU-India FTA and needs your help
India: Insurance bill now holds the key to FTA with EU
The much-delayed free trade agreement between India and the European Union may finally get through if the government is able to amend the law to allow greater foreign investment in Indian insurance firms.
Indian negotiators under pressure to give in to European Commission demands
Civil society and PLHIV networks across the world need to support us in this unequal and conclusive battle against the unfair demands of the European Commission on IP enforcement and investment standards.