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Parti Quebecois sounds warning about possible Canada-EU trade deal
Quebec's official Opposition, which is leading in public-opinion polls with an election looming, is sounding some alarm bells about a potential Canada-European Union free-trade deal.
Study investment provisions before an FTA says advocacy group
The country should carefully study investment provisions before entering into foreign trade agreements (FTAs) as these may infringe on government’s regulatory power on foreign firms, an advocacy group on Friday said.
Cities seek exemptions from EU-Canada trade deal
As Canada and the European Union negotiate final details on a free-trade deal expected to be completed this year, dozens of communities across the country are voicing major concerns or seeking exemptions from the pact.
Ukraine should be economically prepared for work within FTA with EU
The time till the signing of an association agreement between Ukraine and the EU should be used for the preparation of various sectors of national economy to work in a free trade area (FTA) with the EU, Head of European Integration at the Presidential Administration Yevhen Perelyhin told TVi television channel.
EU closer to rescinding deal, could tax Kenyan flowers
The European Union Parliament has tasked a British MP to prepare a report that will determine whether Kenyan flowers exports will be subjected to duty in the EU markets, or continue operating in the quota-free market regime.
Prices of certain US, EU products unchanged despite FTAs
Prices of certain imports from Europe and the U.S. have remained the same despite tariff cuts from free trade agreements with both economic blocs, the Fair Trade Commission in Seoul said Thursday.
Japan: Preparatory FTA talks with EU near end
The so-called scoping exercise, aimed at identifying matters of mutual concern and interest related to a free-trade agreement, will conclude "probably in weeks," Arianespace Chairman Jean-Yves Le Gall said at a news conference in Tokyo following a two-day meeting of the EU-Japan Business Round Table.
De Gucht calls for an EU-ASEAN FTA
Negotiating at a regional level rather than on a country by country basis is still the EU's preferred option in the long-term
Future direction of proposed Malaysia-EU FTA to be known by June
"We would probably have made decision by June whether we should proceed or review the proposed FTA," Malaysia's trade minister said after meeting the EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht on the sideline of the Asean-EU Business Summit, in Phnom Penh.
Q4 RP-EU FTA negotiations seen
Negotiations for the Philippines-EU bilateral free trade agreement could start late this year or early next year when all studies and consultations have been completed said Trade and Industry undersecretary Adrian S. Cristobal Jr.