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Turkish PM sends letter to Obama on EU deal
26-Mar-2013
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama so that Washington would continue talks with Turkey for a free trade agreement simultaneously with the EU, Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan said yesterday.
Vice minister discusses costs of TPP
26-Mar-2013
Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Bill Cho (卓士昭) yesterday provided general information to lawmakers about the costs and benefits of a potential entry by Taiwan into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), drawing criticism about the government’s preparedness to steer the nation toward securing a seat in the emerging regional economic integration agreement.
S.Korea’s auto body concerned about trade deal with China, Japan
26-Mar-2013
South Korea’s auto industry expressed fears of an influx of car imports as Seoul kicked off trilateral talks on Tuesday with Japan and China to allow free trade between over 1.5 billion consumers in the three Asian nations.
China, Japan, ROK start FTA talks in Seoul
26-Mar-2013
China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Tuesday started the first round of trilateral talks on the free trade agreement (FTA) in the ROK’s capital, which will continue until Thursday.
Further steps given by Ecuador to terminate its bilateral investment treaty with the USA
26-Mar-2013 Lexology
On 6 March 2013, Ecuador’s President, Rafael Correa, requested that Ecuador’s legislature approve the denunciation of the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between the USA and Ecuador.
Two news interviews to listen to
26-Mar-2013
Hokkaido predicts TPP will halve output of farm, forestry and fishery products
25-Mar-2013 Minaichi
Hokkaido, Japan’s largest breadbasket prefecture, says its production of agricultural, forestry and fishery products will be halved to 524.1 billion yen if the country joins the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade talks and all relevant tariffs are lifted.
Trans-Atlantic partnership trade pact
25-Mar-2013 World War 4 Report
Neoliberalism knows no borders, so perhaps it should not come as a bolt out of the blue that the United States and European Union are set to negotiate a "Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership."
Namibia: EU tightens trade screws
25-Mar-2013 The Namibian
Namnibia has just over 18 months to conclude controversial trade negotiations with the European Union or lose its duty- and quota-free access for beef, fish and grapes to EU markets.
The EU’s free trade agreements – where are we?...
25-Mar-2013 EU
Memo from the European Commission regarding the state of play of all EU FTAs
EU FTA, TRIPS plus could hit Indian generic drug makers
25-Mar-2013 Live Mint
The FTA might enable seizure of property of generic drug makers on suspicion of IP rights infringement
Japan’s entry into Trans-Pacific Partnership FTA raises opportunities and risks for US companies
25-Mar-2013 MWE
For US companies with export interests, Japan’s participation in the TPP could mean improved access to one of the world’s largest economies for US goods, services and investments including in agriculture, insurance, medical devices, autos and pharmaceuticals.
NGOs term undue hurry in finalizing EU-India FTA as undemocratic
25-Mar-2013 Pharmabiz
The undue hurry on the ongoing negotiations between the Indian government and the European Commission (EC) to finalise the EU-India free trade agreement (FTA) has come in for sharp criticism from the NGOs working in the health sector. They have termed the government action as undemocratic.
Mexico envisions Nafta-EU trade agreement, foreign minister says
25-Mar-2013 Bloomberg
Mexico envisions a trade deal tying it to the European Union, US and Canada as the future of transatlantic commerce and would welcome joining talks between the US and EU, Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade said.
Thailand: Govt to set up 14 panels before EU FTA talks
23-Mar-2013 The Nation
Thailand has agreed to set up 14 subcommittees to consider various issues in talks for the Thailand-European Union Free-Trade Agreement in order to ensure the greatest benefits for the Kingdom.
Union organizations from Africa, America, Asia and Europe meet in Paris
22-Mar-2013 CGT
The Confederación General del Trabajo (Spain), the Union Syndicale Solidaires (France) and the Central Sindical e Popular Conlutas (Brazil) have extended an international invitation to all organizations that consider themselves part of the combative trade union movement and see the need for social transformation to an international trade union meeting to be held in Paris from 22 to 24 March in order to work towards the coordination of alternative trade-unionism on an international level
Japan, EU to launch free trade talks next week
22-Mar-2013 AFP
Japan and the European Union will hold a summit next week at which they are expected to formally launch negotiations on a huge free trade deal, officials said on Friday.
Obama administration notifies Congress of intent to negotiate Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
22-Mar-2013 USTR
The Obama Administration has notified US Congress of its intent to enter into negotiations on a comprehensive trade and investment agreement with the European Union, specifying its negotiating objectives.
Differences in prominent US and EU treaties concerning liability for service providers
22-Mar-2013 Infojustice
A comparison of language between two of the most substantive and recent free trade agreements (FTAs) adopted by the US and the EU for one controversial area of IP: liability for internet service providers (ISP) for infringing content.
Bilateral agreements easy to negotiate’
21-Mar-2013
Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) could be successful if bilateral agreements between the member countries complement them.