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Malaysia, Indonesia seek allies in EU deforestation row
28-Nov-2023 DW
Malaysia and Indonesia want to bring other Southeast Asian countries on their side amid ongoing disputes with the European Union over environmental and deforestation regulations that are set to take effect in late 2024, with the two nations worried about the regulations’ impact on the region’s agriculture exports.
EU free trade deal scoping talks seen completed by Dec.
28-Nov-2023 Business World Online
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that the free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Philippines is currently at the “scoping stage,” which is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Indonesia wants to wrap up trade pact talks with EU before elections
28-Nov-2023 Jakarta Globe
A senior minister recently said that Indonesia should substantially wrap up the negotiations of its trade pact with the European Union (EU) before the elections.
Holdouts cast shadow over new EU pact with African, Caribbean and pacific states
23-Nov-2023 Euractiv
The EU this week finally sealed an agreement on a new treaty that will govern relations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) community, but the refusal of 35 of the 79 ACP states to sign it has cast a shadow over its merits.
ACP-EU cooperation: the new Samoa agreement finally signed
23-Nov-2023 European Interest
The new agreement will be signed on November 15 and will constitute the framework for relations between the EU and 78 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
Collapse of EU free trade deal opens door for Middle East
22-Nov-2023 The Australian Financial Review
Talks to create a historic economic pact with the United Arab Emirates are being revived as the Australian government tries to reboot its free trade agenda after negotiations with the European Union soured over agriculture.
Open letter of parliamentarians (MPs and MEPs) to the European Commission: Democratic scrutiny of the EU-Mercosur deal is non-negotiable!
21-Nov-2023 Thomas Waitz
As parliamentarians at the national and EU level, we are writing to you to express our deep concern with regards to the upcoming procedural steps towards the adoption of the EU-Mercosur association agreement.
EU-Mercosur talks speed up before Milei takes office -trade experts
21-Nov-2023 Reuters
Far-right libertarian Javier Milei’s presidential election win in Argentina will not derail the EU-Mercosur trade agreement and could hasten the conclusion of negotiations before he takes office on Dec. 10.
EU, Germany and Denmark sued by oil firm over windfall tax
20-Nov-2023 The Guardian
Officials fear secret courts will block climate action and divert billions into coffers of fossil fuel investors.
Farmer and peasant organisations from Europe and South America unite against the “modernisation” of the EU-Chile Free Trade Agreement
20-Nov-2023 European Coordination Via Campesina
The following analysis outlines some of the main reasons why the signatory organisations reject both the modernisation of the EU-Chile agreement and the European Commission’s attempt to propose an interim agreement in order to accelerate the conclusion of this FTA.
Eight reasons why we say NO to Chile-EU Free Trade Agreement
17-Nov-2023 Chile Mejor Sin TLC
It is absurd to consider Chile equal to the European Union in terms of industrialization, education, or access to economic and social rights, as the treaty does.
Jamaica to delay signing Samoa Agreement, says Johnson Smith
13-Nov-2023 Jamaica Observer
The Government of Jamaica will delay its signing of the post-Cotonou Agreement in Samoa (Samoa Agreement) in order to facilitate ongoing consultations, says Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.
EU-Mercosur: the European Union’s dirty plastic secret
10-Nov-2023 Greenpeace
The EU-Mercosur free trade agreement is could be a disaster for the fight against plastic pollution.
Brazil says EU deforestation rules hamper Mercosur trade deal negotiation
10-Nov-2023 Reuters
Brazilian officials said new legislation enacted by the European Union to ban the import of goods linked to deforestation was complicating negotiations of a trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc.
FTAs can’t be used to dump steel: Goyal
8-Nov-2023 Live Mint
India, in ongoing talks on several free trade agreements, may push for clauses to ensure that steel products imported from the partner country are manufactured in that country rather than being routed through it.
PH-EU free trade talks gain momentum
7-Nov-2023 Inquirer Net
The Philippines is nearing the conclusion of initial discussions for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union, signaling that formal discussions could begin on the bilateral agreement that is seen bringing greater market access and improved trade with the regional bloc.
New Serbia-China trade deal violates EU accession rules, but is celebrated anyway
6-Nov-2023 Euractiv
The free trade agreement Serbia signed with China, which is being hailed by Serbian politicians – along with all other agreements signed that day – will cease to apply on the day Serbia becomes a member of the EU.
EU-Mercosur deal killed animal welfare law
6-Nov-2023 EU Observer
The pending trade deal between the EU and South America’s Mercosur countries was the ’nail in the coffin’ of European plans to improve farm animal welfare.
EU/Mercosur trade agreement expected to be signed next semester, with Belgium presiding EU Council
31-Oct-2023 MercoPress
Spain’s acting Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Tourism has anticipated that the signature of the accord will be delayed until the next semester.
S. Korea, EU to launch talks for digital trade agreement
31-Oct-2023 Yonhap
South Korea’s trade ministry agreed with the European Union to launch negotiations for a digital trade agreement in line with efforts to seek broader partnerships in online commerce and data industries.