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* EU and Japan to Start Negotiation on FTA

The EU and Japan are set to hold a summit within the month as a launch pad to talks that could lead to a major free trade deal.

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* EU-Thailand FTA Negotiations to Start Soon

The EU will start negotiations with Thailand on a free trade agreement soon.

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* EU-Morocco Talks on FTA Begin

The EU and Morocco begin talks on free-trade agreement.

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#1 by Impartial Juror on March 6, 2013 - 2:27 AM

Thanks for keeping us up to date. Might I ask who you think these free trade agreements will benefit (and why if you care to go that far).

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- #2 by Bogdan Marius Beleuz on March 6, 2013 - 10:34 AM
  
  Hi,
  
  Thank you for your visit and comment.
  
  I think that the free movement of the goods and persons are important steps to a prosperous future for all.
  
  Regards!
  
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#3 by Anne Chia on March 6, 2013 - 5:33 PM

I think that it is really important for all parties to take a step back and re-consider some of these free trade agreements. Take the EU driven EPA (which I sincerely hope does not go through), why should the European Union which already operates a heavily subsided Agricultural sector even want to enter into Economic Partnership Agreements with African, Caribbean and Pacific nations if not for selfish motives? Those local markets can barely compete and now the EU wants to flood it with heavily subsided materials to further damage the market? I doubt that a prosperous future for both parties is what many parties of a proposes trade agreement are thinking about.

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- #4 by Bogdan Marius Beleuz on March 7, 2013 - 4:44 PM
  
  Hi Anne,
  
  No doubt there is a part of truth there. The free trades between so distinct markets are not fair. On the other hand, a closed market is totally wrong decision.
  
  You have an impressive blog.
  
  Best wishes, Bogdan
  
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#5 by niamhington on March 10, 2013 - 3:54 PM

Hi Bogdan. Thanks for visiting my blog and liking my post.

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- #6 by Bogdan Marius Beleuz on March 11, 2013 - 9:45 AM
  
  Hi,
  
  You are very welcome! Thank you for stepping by too.
  
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