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Arrêt des négociations sur un accord de libre-échange agricole - maintenant et définitivement
Le Parlement fédéral aura la possibilité de prendre une décision de planification, soumise au référendum, sur l'arrêt des négociations entre la Suisse et l'UE
Gov’t pressed to start free trade talks with European Union
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday renewed calls for the government to start negotiating a free trade deal with the European Union, after noting that more Southeast Asian neighbors have begun talks with the Western bloc.
Fiji stops Pacific sugar exports to meet EU quota
Fiji has ceased exporting sugar to the Pacific region in order to meet its export quota to the UK (meaning Tate & Lyle) under preferential prices of the Economic Partnership Agreement.
In depth: EU deal threatens HIV drug supplies
How a trade deal being brokered between Europe and India could cut off the developing world's supply of cheap medicines. Al Jazeera reports.
Potash decision unlikely to hurt Canada-EU trade talks
The Canadian government’s rejection of the Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. takeover is raising European eyebrows but isn’t expected to dampen the prospects of a Canada-European Union free trade deal, say observers.
Member states put corporate rights over public interests in EU investment policy
Trade justice campaigners working together in the “Seattle to Brussels Network” are calling for a radical overhaul of international investment policy.
Malaysia-EU FTA set to be concluded by 2012, says EU official
The FTA will open up trade in services beyond the level of commitment undertaken by EU and Malaysia in the WTO, says EU Ambassador and Head of Delegation to Malaysia, Vincent Piket.
Giving in to corporate pressure?
Since their launch in Prague last year, the EU-Canada FTA negotiations have largely followed an agenda drawn up by Goldman Sachs, IBM, Vodafone and Deutsche Bank.
New Economic and Trade Agreement sells Canada out further to European Union elites
The EU-Canada FTA really is a recolonization of Canada. However, it is not just a recolonization by Europeans, but colonization by international business interests via the European Commission.
European trade agreement could impact Canadian agriculture
Not many farmers may know that there are trade negotiations under way with the European Union that may severely impact agriculture in Canada. Items such as food inspection, supply management, local food, Canadian Wheat Board and Plant Breeders Rights are all on the negotiating table.