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Canada worries about US-EU free trade
Some experts in Ottawa think that the launch of EU-US trade negotiations could derail the EU-Canada talks
EU trade talks offer poor deal
Should we trade poor people's lives with trade benefits for agro-industry corporations? This question has been posed by civic groups to the Yingluck Shinawatra government concerning the FTA negotiations between Thailand and the EU. It is not the only question that needs to be answered, however.
Civil society campaign kick-off to scrutinize the Thailand-EU FTA negotiation
Civil society groups based in Thailand kick off their campaign to monitor the EU-Thailand FTA negotiations
EU confirms Peru FTA comes into force March 1
The European Union has confirmed that its free trade agreement with Peru will be provisionally applied starting on March 1, 2013.
West Africa warned not to approach trade negotiations with EU blindly
A senior official of Ghana's Ministry of Trade and Industry has warned West Africa sub-region against entering into trade agreement with the European Union blindly.
DTI officials to prod EU on free trade pact
Philippine Department of Trade and Industry officials will likely confer the European Union early March on moving forward the ongoing process to forge a free trade agreement that will give the Philippines better access to the world's single largest market.
Women rally against EU-India Free Trade Agreement
A public rally-cum-public meeting against the European Union-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was organized at Namoi Khun yesterday wherein hundreds of people took part.
Promoting women’s economic empowerment through gender responsive trade agreements experiences
This report is based on the research done by FEMNET to assess the extent to which trade arrangements between African countries and the European Union facilitate African women's economic empowerment and realization of their economic rights.
EU negotiator says Canada must give up more to get free-trade deal
Stark differences between Canada and the European Union in their free-trade talks came into focus Thursday when the EU’s chief negotiator said Canada isn’t offering enough concessions to conclude a deal.
Beyond tariffs: EU-EPA negotiations for Namibia
As the European Union economic partnership agreement negotiations gain momentum in southern Africa, countries which want to continue to benefit from EU market access will have to sign and fulfill obligations in line with the EPAs. If Namibia does not finalise a new EPA by 2016, it would fall under one of the schemes of the new Generalised System of Preference that affords it fewer trade concessions.