BILATERALS.ORG WEEKLY
bilaterals.org weekly | 3-9 Feb 2011
the following were posted on www.bilaterals.org in the past week
NEGOTIATIONS
EU keen to secure an early Mercosur deal | 9-February-2011
EU officials visiting Latin America have given the clearest signal yet they are keen to seal a wide-ranging economic collaboration pact with Mercosur regional trade bloc.
EU-CH : Produits alimentaires et libre-échange | 9-February-2011
Ce n’est pas par nostalgie du protectionnisme que les agriculteurs s’opposent au libre-échange avec l’Union Européenne, s’insurge l’ASSAF-Suisse
Australian trade deal real test of gov’t resolve on ’Heisei opening of Japan’ | 9-February-2011
"Essentially, a deal with Australia is a prerequisite for participation in the TPP, making this a do-or-die moment for the Japanese administration," says the Mainchi Daily News
US to press South Korea, Panama, Colombia and Russian trade | 9-February-2011
Apart from passage of the three pending FTAs, the White House also wants Congress to remove a Cold War-era stain on relations with Russia by approving "permanent normal trade relations."
Gov’t, ruling party discuss ratification of S. Korea-US FTA | 9-February-2011
"The GNP will never railroad the KORUS FTA through parliament," Grand National Party floor leader Kim Moo-sung said
India urges Saarc states to ratify services trade deal | 9-February-2011
India on Tuesday urged all member-states to ratify the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Agreement on Trade in Services, terming it a "big step forward" for increasing trade within the region.
US asparagus growers get help | 9-February-2011
California asparagus growers are eligible for a share of $15 million in federal funds to help offset losses suffered as imports from Mexico and Peru erode their market share due to FTAs.
Southeast Asia embraces China trade, but how’s the relationship? It’s complicated. | 9-February-2011
Lower export barriers are spurring trade and investment from China, but local producers now worry that a flood of cheap Chinese imports will put them out of business.
Japan cuts Filipino nurses some slack | 9-February-2011
Since the Japan Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) was implemented in 2009, only one Filipino nurse qualified to work in Japan after going through rigorous application and hiring procedures, an official of the Japanese embassy in Manila said Tuesday.
Cláusulas de "reserva de información" del TLC atentan contra la transparencia: Ifai | 9-February-2011
Es urgente revisar las cláusulas de "reserva de información" del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC), porque atentan contra el derecho a la información, la transparencia y la rendición de cuentas
Agro mexicano se opone a un Tratado de Libre Comercio con Brasil, Perú y Colombia | 9-February-2011
El sector expresa su preocupación porque con los tratados el perdedor siempre ha sido el sector agrícola mexicano, argumentan.
UE afirma que quiere TLC con Mercosur en 2011 | 9-February-2011
"Hay compromiso de las dos partes de hacer lo posible por cerrar un acuerdo en algún momento del segundo semestre del año"
USTR considering pharmaceutical pricing restrictions in TPP; refuses to follow May 10th agreement on IP-medicines issues | 8-February-2011
Public Citizen and Forum on Democracy and Trade met with US Trade Representative staff on January 3 to be briefed on the Obama administration's negotiation of the TPP with respect to the planned IP chapter and the rumored chapter on pharmaceutical reimbursement programs.
Kenya joins drive to block new EU policy on ARVs | 8-February-2011
Kenyan activists have written to the European Union and the Kenya Government, protesting what they term damaging trade agreements such as the European Union-India Free Trade Agreement and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. They say the pacts would damage the fight against Aids.
Le coût des médicaments grimperait avec le libre-échange Canada-UE | 8-February-2011
L’industrie du médicament générique et les régimes d’assurance médicaments pourraient souffrir d’un accord de libre-échange entre le Canada et l’Union européenne, selon une étude commandée par l’Association canadienne du médicament générique rendue publique lundi 7 février.
European Union fails to see strengths of Ukraine, Turkey | 8-February-2011
There were hopes that in the final stages of the EU-Ukraine FTA negotiations the EU may be ready to add a membership perspective. However, EU sources say this is not going to happen.
EU-Ukraine agreement on horizon | 8-February-2011
If it "continues to demonstrate its determination" to satisfy the required conditions, Ukraine could sign an association agreement with the European Union during the Polish EU Presidency, in the second half of this year, said a diplomatic source in Warsaw
EU trade deal could cost Canada’s drug plans: report | 8-February-2011
Proposals put forward by the European Union could add billions in drug costs in Canada annually, a report released Monday says.
Japan and Australia resume trade talks for EPA | 8-February-2011
Japan and Australia resumed talks on Monday on their proposed Economic Partnership Agreement, or preferred trade arrangement, after they fell apart ten months ago.
Colombia, South Korea move to finalize trade deal | 8-February-2011
Colombian and South Korean representatives meet Monday in Los Angeles for the third mini-round of negotiations to finalize details of a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
Japón y Australia vuelven a negociar TLC tras diez meses de receso | 7-February-2011
Japón y Australia iniciaron hoy en Tokio la duodécima ronda de negociaciones para un tratado de libre comercio (TLC).
Comisario de comercio de UE visita Paraguay y negocia TLC con Mercosur | 7-February-2011
El comisario de Comercio de la Unión Europea, Karel de Gucht, abordó este lunes en Asunción las negociaciones para un Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) con el Mercosur, cuyo resultado será presentado en la próxima cumbre del bloque sudamericano, anunció el canciller paraguayo.
A North American security perimeter threatens national sovereignty | 7-February-2011
Canada and the US have officially launched negotiations on a trade and security agreement which would take continental integration to the next level.
We need to rethink, not rearm NAFTA | 7-February-2011
Experts expect Obama and Harper to announce a "new" border partnership to ease the flow of goods and people across the border by harmonizing security, immigration and refugee, surveillance and possibly defense policy across the continent. There’s nothing new about this plan. It’s the regurgitation of the defunct Bush-led Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) without the Mexican "amigo."
Peru seeks trade pact with Arab states of Gulf | 7-February-2011
Peru is pushing for a free-trade agreement with with Arab states of the Persian Gulf as it aggressively expands beyond pacts it has implemented with China and the United States, state-run media said on Friday.
China, Japan, S. Korea to sign investment accord | 7-February-2011
China, Japan and South Korea will sign a treaty in May to boost cross-border investment and better protect intellectual property, according to a report.
Accord asiatique sur les investissements | 7-February-2011
La Chine, le Japon et la Corée du Sud vont signer un accord en mai prochain pour accroître les investissements transfrontaliers et améliorer la protection des droits de propriété intellectuelle, entre ces trois pays aux relations parfois difficiles, a rapporté la presse dimanche.
Law suit prospects seen in TPP deal | 7-February-2011
A top United States trade official says New Zealand is ready to accept investor-state disputes in the nine-country TransPacific Partnership trade agreement (TPP).
Wikileaks: UK undecided on EU-Syria Association Agreement | 6-February-2011
"Before the Gaza crisis, Miliband had been inclined to support the Agreement, Saoul said, on the grounds that the Syria Arab Republic Government (SARG) had generally exhibited good behavior internationally (despite lack of progress on key issues such exchanging ambassadors with Lebanon), and that Syrian FM Muallem needed a deliverable to strengthen him with President Assad."
Perú buscará TLC con países árabes | 4-February-2011
El objetivo del Perú es lograr un TLC con los países del golfo y en la medida en que se vean resultados positivos se buscará convencer a otros países árabes de adherirse al tratado.
Work intensifies in preparation for EPA negotiations | 4-February-2011
"On the international stage, ACP-EU Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations have reached a stalemate in all regions except for the Caribbean," said the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Honduras: TLC con Canadá dejaría en la calle a sector avícola y porcino | 3-February-2011
El sector avícola y porcino podría resultar muy afectado con la firma de un TLC con Canadá.
Colombia firmaría TLC con Panamá en próximos meses | 3-February-2011
La ministra de Relaciones Exteriores, María Ángela Holguín, confirmó este miércoles que Colombia estaría próxima a firmar el Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) con el Gobierno panameño.
Perú y la UE terminarán revisión legal del TLC el viernes | 3-February-2011
El Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo (Mincetur) informó que los equipos técnicos de Perú y la Unión Europea culminarán este viernes con el proceso de revisión legal del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) que negociaron ambas partes.
White House, key senator in standoff over South Korean trade deal | 3-February-2011
Senator Baucus has not said whether he will merely vote against the agreement or will use the full force of his authority as finance committee chairman to block it indefinitely.
Mexico: Avocado producers opposing the FTA with Peru and Brazil | 3-February-2011
Due to the risk to cultivation health that it represents, producers and packagers who export the Michoacán avocado oppose this fruit being included in the free trade agreements which Mexico will sign with Peru and Brazil.
Thailand seeks adjustment on Australia FTA | 3-February-2011
Thailand will soon start talks with Australia on opening up the two countries’ markets to more goods and services under their five-year-old free-trade agreement.
Peru-EU FTA legal review to conclude on Friday | 3-February-2011
Once the text is finalised, the Peruvian Chancellery is in charge of determining whether the FTA should be ratified by Congress or the Executive, while the EU will determine whether the agreement is "mixed" or not, reports Agencia Andina.
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