ISDS Case Map
EU
European Union
Washington has urged the EU to hold off on signing a trade and aid pact with Syria, citing its doubts that Damascus withdrew all intelligence agents from Lebanon and was allowing fighters to enter Iraq.
African civil society organizations supported by a number of major European NGOs have moved into clear confrontation with the European Commission on the issue of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA). They say these deals will wreck domestic African agriculture and industry and are warning African politicians not to go along with them.
The EU is studying the feasibility of a free trade agreement between it and Malaysia, national news agency Bernama reported.
"The current EPA negotiations are a game of Russian roulette where the casualties will be the people of the Pacific Islands," said Professor Jane Kelsey at the release of A People's Guide to the Pacific's Economic Partnership Agreement in Suva today.
Campaigners on behalf of the developing world risk harming poor countries if they align themselves with forces opposed to change, Europe's trade commissioner Peter Mandelson said last night.
Negotiations on a Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement (TIEA) between Canada and the European Union were launched on 17-18 May 2005 in Brussels.
A local researcher said Thursday that China's announcement of the launch of feasibility study on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Iceland is "of great significance. "
The proposed East and South Africa economic block will not replace the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa).
Canada has pursued trade opportunities beyond the U.S. by entering into a number of traditional and innovative bilateral agreements.
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India sees tremendous scope for enhancing economic ties with Europe and has mooted a four pronged strategy for expanding India's trade basket with the enlarged EU in areas such as information technology & communication, biotech & pharmaceuticals, agro foods processing and textiles.
