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Opponents of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) welcomed the official decision by the German government today to wait for action from the European Parliament before signing the treaty, calling it a sign that the debate over the balance between copyright protection and Internet freedom has become more explicitly political.
“Whether we get to live or die should not be up to trade negotiators. We're all here today with one clear message to India and the EU: ‘Don't trade away our lives',” said Mundrika Gahlot of the Delhi Network of Positive People.
India and the 27-nation European Union Friday signed two key pacts, including a joint declaration on research and innovation, and agreed to step up negotiations for a broad-based trade and investment pact which continues to be mired in "complex issues."
As India and the European Union met for a summit in New Delhi on Friday, thousands of food, retail, and health activists took to the streets in the Capital to protest against the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Sale of products that compete with EU’s GI-protected ones will be affected. Indian dairy sector has reasons to worry.
After four years of negotiations, campaigners fear India is about to sign a trade deal with the EU which will stop the flow of cheap life-saving drugs to the developing world
Amul, India’s best-known milk products maker, may have to soon erase words such as Gouda and Emmental from its cheese labels
Several difficult issues need to be resolved if India is not to be short-changed in the Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement with the EU.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday asked the government not to conclude any "binding" Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union till all issues were discussed with representatives of the sectors which could be adversely affected.
Some 50 Anti-FTA Coalition members staged a protest at the European Commission's office in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday, urging it to stop promoting what they allege are dangerous trade policies that would threaten the lives of millions across the developing world.
