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Drug patents remain a major FTA battleground
8-Dec-2010
Drug patent restrictions by the United States and the European Union in trade negotiations with emerging countries will harm the Thai pharmaceutical industry and affect local patients, say researchers.
Cotton yarn to come under amended FTA soon
8-Dec-2010
The Indian Government and the Sri Lankan Government will renew the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The Ministry is planning to include the import of yarn in the FTA.
Taiwan in no hurry for FTA with EU
8-Dec-2010
Taipei will continue to encourage the EU to negotiate with Taiwan on accords to reduce trade barriers and facilitate bilateral relationships, though its plate is full in discussing free-trade agreements (FTA) with several countries, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official said yesterday.
US eyes trade ’triple crown’ as APEC host
7-Dec-2010 Reuters
"The ’triple crown’ in 2011 is the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement passed and implemented, significant progress on the TransPacific Partnership and a very strong APEC year with a lot of concrete outcomes on trade and investment issues," said Kurt Tong, senior US official for APEC at the State Department.
UAW under fire for trade deal support
7-Dec-2010 Politico
Organized labor in the US is in an uproar over the new free trade agreement with South Korea, with some union leaders accusing United Auto Workers president Bob King of embracing a deal to curry favor with a White House that saved the UAW with its $80 billion bailout of the auto industry.
EU-Korea business club unhappy with revised FTA with US
7-Dec-2010 Chosun Ilbo
In early signs that the renegotiation of Korea’s free trade agreement with the U.S. was the thin end of the wedge, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea said Monday it is reexamining environmental and safety clauses in the automotive segment of the Korea-EU FTA.
Drug cos want IP issues kept out of pact with EU
7-Dec-2010 Hindu BusinessLine
Unhappy with the absence of "open discussion" on the FTA, the Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association has said that intellectual property related issues should not be part of the FTA.
No India-EU free trade accord during PM’s visit
7-Dec-2010 Economic Times
The much-awaited free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union is unlikely to be ready for inking when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Brussels for a summit with the 27-nation bloc Friday, German Ambassador Thomas Matussek said here on Monday.
Rally protests EU-India trade pact which may cause end of generic drugs
7-Dec-2010 KangaOnline
Marking strong protest against the proposed signing of the European Union-India Free Trade Agreement on IP Provision, a mass protest rally was taken out today jointly by the Centre for Social Development in collaboration with organisation working on drugs and HIV/AIDS, North East Diaglogue Forum, Women Action for Development and Bosco Mangal, Chingmeirong Don Bosco Society, Imphal.
S. Korean trade deals put pressure on Canada
7-Dec-2010 CTV
Canadian companies risk losing ground in South Korea now that both the United States and the European Union have sealed free-trade deals with the Asian export powerhouse.
TPP will not nix farm tariffs right away: former US Trade Rep
6-Dec-2010 Nikkei
Japan’s joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership would not bring an immediate end to tariffs protecting domestic farmers, who would still be able to receive some kinds of government support, former US Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter tells The Nikkei.
EU-Africa’s Summit plans left in tatters
6-Dec-2010 New Europe
Both EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, and crucially, her trade counterpart skipped the summit. This seems incongruous given the summit theme and Africa’s strong focus on addressing trade deadlock.
Free trade talks open amid noisy protest
6-Dec-2010 NZPA
Negotiations to create a nine-nation free trade agreement opened in Auckland today in the face of noisy protests and a Green Party warning that New Zealand’s overseas investment regime was on the United States’ hit list.
Bumpy road seen for FTA’s parliamentary ratification
6-Dec-2010
The ruling and opposition parties are set to lock horns over the free trade agreement with the U.S. to be submitted for parliamentary ratification early next year. Rival parties have shown clear differences over the recently concluded accord.
Crowd protests at free trade talks
6-Dec-2010
A noisy crowd gathered in Auckland this morning to voice opposition to a proposed trans-Pacific free trade agreement which they say will strip New Zealand of its strategic assets and open it up to rampant foreign investment.
North Block seeks reality check on FTAs
5-Dec-2010
Amid the rise of free trade agreements (FTA), the finance ministry has called for a reality check on bilateral pacts involving a reduction in import duty on goods.
Costa Rican FM hails FTA with China
5-Dec-2010
Costa Rican Foreign Minister Rene Castro said on Saturday that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China will help his country overcome the challenge of global financial crisis.
Leaked NZ paper challenges past US FTA models in TPP negotiations
5-Dec-2010
A confidential Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiating paper authored by New Zealand suggests that the trade pact’s patent and copyright provisions be no more stringent than existing global standards
Leaked NZ paper reveals rift with US on intellectual property in trade agreement
4-Dec-2010
On the eve of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in Auckland, a leaked negotiating document has exposed a fundamental conflict between the US and New Zealand positions on intellectual property.
Rally against EU-India Free Trade Agreement held at Moirang
4-Dec-2010
A mass rally cum public meeting was held today at Moirang in protest against the proposed EU-India Free Trade Agreement and Violence against Women which was jointly organized by the North East Dialogue Forum, New Life Foundation, Social Action Platform, Women Group against Discrimination and Women Action for Development.