EU

European Union

EU trade deal could affect water, First Nations, fishing
A comprehensive free trade agreement between Canada and the EU could lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions from the oil sands, changes to water management and consumption, and disruptions to First Nations' way of life, according to a European Commission report.
FTA talks: Activists boycott hearing
A public hearing on whether to include alcohol and tobacco in the Thailand-EU free trade agreement talks was a non-starter yesterday as activists boycotted the event.
The European Union’s free trade agreements threaten MDG progress
People living with HIV call out EU hypocrisy on Millennium Development Goals as it forces its trade agreements on developing countries, seizes generic drugs and negotiates ACTA
EU-Thai ties back on track, say diplomats
The Asia Europe Meeting to be held in Brussels next week will provide the first platform for high-level bilateral talks between the EU and Thailand, including ways to launch an EU-Thailand FTA, since Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted as prime minister, the chief of the European Commission in Thailand says.
Sanitary, phytosanitary and technical barriers to trade in EPAs
This paper from ICTSD sets out a common vision on issues that could constitute sanitary, phytosanitary and technical barriers in EPAs and investigates how abusive use of these provisions could be an obstacle to market access.
Farmers reject Government deal with EU
Farmers in the North Rift have opposed a planned trade agreement between the Government and the European Union (EU) that they said risked robbing them of their livelihoods.
Libre échange Canada-Europe: un traité qui ira plus loin que l'ALENA
Contrairement à l'ALENA, l'entente avec l'UE pourrait englober l'accès aux appels d'offres des provinces et des municipalités, la mobilité de la main d'oeuvre, les services financiers, la reconnaissance des titres de compétence, entre autres.
EU confident of an early Mercosur free trade deal
Spurred on by its recent trade deal with South Korea, the European Union is pursuing an early conclusion of talks with Latin America's Mercosur trade bloc as part of its strategy to expand its economic prospects.
Maehara, Britain's Hague agree to work toward Japan-EU FTA
Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara and his British counterpart William Hague agreed Friday that their countries will work toward the launch of negotiations on signing a free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union, a Japanese official said.
India, EU take another step towards FTA
Negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union, the world’s largest economy, and India, one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, took one more step towards completion today, with chief negotiators concluding 2-day talks in Brussels.