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"Trade minister to be held responsible for EU FTA fiasco"
Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon, who is considered his government’s leading trade expert, is on the brink of resignation over translation errors in the Korean version of the Korea-European free trade agreement.
Against lowering of customs duty on auto in FTA with EU: SIAM
Stating that incentives should be given for setting up manufacturing bases in the country, SIAM today said it opposes any lowering of customs duty on fully imported cars in the proposed India-EU free trade agreement.
Europe opens new front against affordable medicines in trade deal with India
As free trade agreement talks between Europe and India resume in Brussels today, the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned about new measures Europe is pushing to restrict the production of affordable generic medicines that MSF and others rely on to treat patients across the developing world.
Commission and New Delhi in fresh FTA push
The outcome of this week's meetings will reveal whether India and the EU can clinch a historic free trade agreement by the summer, Europolitics understands.
The India-EU FTA and its implications on India’s food and farm sector
This factsheet exposes the inherent dangers of the ‘free trade’ agenda pushed by corporate agribusiness under the aegis of India-EU FTA.
PM panel to review India-EU free trade pact on Wednesday
The panel would also clear negotiations for India-Australia FTA and examine setting up a joint study group for a possible free trade pact between India and the Common Market For Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
Colombian minister in France to push EU trade deal
Colombia's social protection minister has met with members of the European Parliament to explain his country's advances in human rights issues as it pertains to the pending free trade agreement between Colombia and the EU, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday.
Regional farmers critical of Caribbean governments
Small farmer organisations from across the Caribbean have criticized regional governments and their bureaucrats for leaving them to “see for themselves” during a period of rising food prices and declining agricultural products.
EU free trade zone could slow Ukraine's GDP growth - minister
A proposed free trade zone with the European Union could slow economic growth in Ukraine, the country's deputy economics minister said in an interview published on Tuesday.
SD, Lesotho signed EPA under duress - Guduza
Speaker in the House of Assembly Prince Guduza says Swaziland and Lesotho signed the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) under duress.