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Canada-EU trade negotiations could signal significant new opportunities for Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector: CAFTA
The Canadian Agri-food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) welcomes the news that Canada and the European Union will begin negotiating a new economic partnership agreement aimed at liberalizing trade and expanding market access between Canada and the EU.
EU Keen on Namibian EPA
The European Union says it looks forward to concluding an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Namibia and other countries in the SADC-EPA region.
Mills criticises Economic Partnership Agreement
The President, John Evans Atta Mills has criticised certain clauses in the Draft Economic Partnership Agreement claiming it is meant to allow European countries dump their cheap and highly subsidised goods and services on Ghana.
Pacific ACP leaders want EU to address "contentious issues" in EPA
In the Pacific region, only Papua New Guinea and Fiji initialled an Interim EPA mainly to protect their exports of fish and sugar, respectively, into the EU markets.
Some possible Canada EU FTA IP issues
The Canada/EU FTA negotation process is underway. From an intellectual property standpoint, there are many clear opportunities and pitfalls for Canadian interests depending on point of view.
EU agrees to final push in South Korea trade talks
EU governments renewed on Friday their support for wrapping up floundering free trade talks with South Korea, a European Commission spokesman said.
Swine flu highlights the problem of accepting the intellectual property protections promoted by the European Union
Confronted by a potential pandemic, negotiations for FTAs with the European Union are taking place in Brussels this week, where more extensive protections for intellectual property will be discussed.
Don't sign EPAs - COSATU urges Namibia
THE Congress of South African Trade Unions has urged Namibia to follow South Africa and Angola's footsteps in refusing to sign the much-debated Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union, alleging that the purported agreement has a ‘hidden' agenda.
Nigeria: Country rejects EPA
Nigeria is not ready to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) aimed to liberalise trade between Africa, the European Union (EU), Carribean and Pacific countries, Minister of Commerce and Indsutry Chief Achike Udenwa said yesterday.
US-EU accord ends beef import rift
The European Union and the US on Thursday settled a long-running dispute over hormone-treated beef in a deal both sides said demonstrated their determination to reduce bilateral friction amid plunging world trade.