» European Parliament Votes on Report on EU-India FTA
(Digest No: 04; Dated: March 10, 2009) | Statements & Documents

In what can be seen as a contribution of civil society mobilizations, on March 5, 2009, the European Parliament Committee on International Trade (INTA) voted on 140 tabled amendments to the draft report on the FTA between India and the European Union (EU). On February 25, European NGOs had presented a letter to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) belonging to INTA calling on them to halt negotiations and adopt a fundamental change of approach in trade relations between the EU and India (Letter to Members of INTA Committee). Read More...

» MEP tabled their amendments to the Draft report on the EU-India FTA
(Digest No: 02; Dated: February 13, 2009) | Statements & Documents

Members of the European Parliament (MEP) have tabled their amendments to the Draft report on the European Union (EU)-India FTA, presented by MEP Rapporteur Karim Sajjad (dated January 18, 2009). It will be voted in the European Parliament's International Trade Committee on February 24/25 (Draft Report, List of tabled Amendments). Read Details...

» EU Parliament Report on EU-India FTA
(Digest No: 01; Dated: February 04, 2009) | Statements & Documents

Karim Sajjad, Member of European Parliament (MEP) and Rapporteur from the Committee on International Trade to the European Parliament, has presented a Draft Report on the EU-India FTA (Draft report). Directives from the EU Parliament to the EU Commission (which is in charge of the negotiations) will be based on this report. Read Details...

» India-ASEAN FTA
Digest No: 11; Dated: September 30, 2009

Several fisheries Trade Unions organized a convention on 24th September 2009 at Ernakulam, under the banner of the Kerala Fisheries Coordination Committee. They issued a call for a March to Parliament on November 11, to oppose the recently signed FTA in goods between the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India; with a unanimous demand for “No fish imports” (Fishworkers call for march to parliament). Read me...

» EU-India FTA
(Digest No: 08; Dated: June 29, 2009) | Ongoing Negotations

EU demands in EU-India FTA could adversely affect access to drugs
SUNS | June 29th, 2009
The European Union’s demands on India to take on higher intellectual property (IP) standards, if adopted, could spell disaster for the supply of low-cost generic medicines, undermine India’s development and set a significant precedent for the future of IP rights protection globally, cautioned Dr Carlos M. Correa, an expert on IP and the World Trade Organisation Agreement on IP (TRIPS).

» EU-India FTA
(Digest No: 07; Dated: May 21, 2009) | Ongoing Negotations

EU and India prepare for post-election free trade talks
European Voice | May 11th, 2009
As India prepares for the fourth and last stage of its general election this Wednesday (13 May), its trade negotiators and their counterparts from the European Union are bracing themselves for the next round of talks on a free trade deal, tentatively scheduled for July. Government procurement will be excluded.

» EU-India FTA
(Digest No: 06; Dated: April 22, 2009) | Ongoing Negotations

A two-part article from Kavaljit Singh discusses the implications of liberalisation of trade and investment in financial services (financial services cover a wide range of sectors such as banking, insurance, brokerage and asset management) under a FTA between the European Union (EU) and India. Read more...

» EU-India FTA
(Digest No: 05; Dated: April 02, 2009) | Ongoing Negotations

The sixth round of negotiations for an FTA between India and the European Union was initially planned in November 2008, but had got indefinitely postponed. It took place in New Delhi from March 17th to 19th. Read more...

» EU-India FTA
(Digest No: 02; Dated: February 13, 2009) | Ongoing Negotations

It is more than two months since the 6th round of negotiations has been postponed indefinitely. But both sides continue to be committed to the FTA. Read Details...

» Workshop on implications of FTAs in the North-East
(Digest No: 06; Dated: April 22, 2009) | Events & Announcements

Madhyam (New Delhi) is conducting a series of workshops with activists, social movements and public interest groups, on India-EU FTA in the country. In January 2009, a workshop was held in Bangalore for the participants from Southern India. Read more...

» Stakeholder Consultation on India-EU FTA in Services
(Digest No: 02; Dated: February 13, 2009) | Events & Announcements

The Department of Commerce, Government of India, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), and Centre for WTO Studies are jointly organising a 'Stakeholder Consultation on India-EU FTA in Services' on February 16, 2009, in Sigma Hall, Chancery Pavilion Hotel, 135 Residency Road, Bangalore-25. Read Details...

» Trade in Services and the EU-India FTA
(Digest No: 01; Dated: February 04, 2009) | Events & Announcements

In November 2006, an agreement was reached in the European Parliament on the "Services Directive" to be implemented over a 3-year period ending December 2009. This Directive aims to create a free market for the Services Sector and its objectives include removal of services trade barriers between EU member-countries. Read Details...

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