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EU, Korea failed to finalize trade pact in London
South Korea and the European Union failed on Thursday to finalize a free trade deal, South Korean officials here said, adding they would seek a way to conclude the deal. South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon and his EU counterpart Catherine Ashton met here to narrow differences on some remaining sticky issues, including a so-called duty drawback scheme and rules of origin, but failed to wrap up the agreement.
Reveal contents of RP-EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, urges militant group Pamalakaya
Militant fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) is urging the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to divulge the content of the RP-European Union Partnership and Cooperation Agreement or (PCA).
Pacific lessons from the Economic Partnership Agreement
A trade deal between the world's largest economic region, the European Union - and the world's smallest - the Pacific - was never going to be easy.
West Africa: Don't Conclude Regional EPA in June 2009 -Gapto
Members of the Ghana Agricultural Producers and Traders Organisation (GAPTO) have called on the governments of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) not to conclude the Regional Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with European Union (EU) in June, this year.
G20 should halt free trade agreements
In a report released today, Traidcraft shows that the EU-India free trade agreement (FTA) under negotiation, would strip away essential policy tools that India needs to support its economy and safeguard jobs -- when European governments are doing all they can to rescue their own economies during these exceptional times.
Peru refuses price raise on medicines at FTA negotiation with EU
The Peruvian Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry said Thursday that Peru will not accept raise in medicine prices in the second round of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with the European Union..
"Israel must see that there are consequences to its actions"
We can and must focus on the trading privileges from which Israel benefits within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement, and point out again and again that Israel violates the human rights clause of that Agreement. If nothing else, this clarifies that EU support for Israel violates its own regulations.
EU-India: Free Trade Agreement to be signed by the end of 2010 say MEPs
Disappointed with the slow pace of negotiations, MEPs would like to see a Free Trade Agreement signed with India by the end of 2010, in a report adopted in Strasbourg by the European Parliament.
Charity warning on free trade plans
Millions of people in developing countries will lose their jobs under free trade plans which will be promoted by the Gordon Brown at next week's G20 summit, a leading charity has warned.
EC pushing for RP-EU bilateral trade deal with impasse in Asean-EU FTA
THE European Commission is urging the Philippine private sector to persuade the government to pursue a bilateral economic cooperation deal with the European Union now that the negotiation for a region-to-region free-trade agreement between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and EU has reached an impasse.