WTO and International trade Policies

France refuses to grant mandate for FTA talks with U.S.

LUXEMBOURG, June 14 (Xinhua) -- French trade minister on Friday has stated the country's opposition to granting the European Commission the negotiating mandate on a free trade deal with the United States, an EU diplomat told Xinhua.
Senators urge Kerry to press India on trade during visit

(Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee leaders on Friday urged U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to press India to reverse government actions they said threaten millions of U.S. jobs in pharmaceutical, information technology and creative industries.
Seoul to become bridge between U.S., China through FTAs

SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) — South Korea on Friday revealed its new policy on free trade agreements (FTAs) that again highlighted its role as a bridge between advanced and developing nations, or more specifically the United States and China.
TPP negotiations quietly arrive in Canada

We’ve just learned that the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations have come to Canada for an intersessional round of talks.
What Trans-Pacific and U.S.-EU Trade Partnerships Must Tackle: Jobs

A high-level panel appointed by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon released its recommendations last month for a global development agenda when the Millennium Development Goals expire at the end of 2015 and when approximately one billion people will still be living in extreme poverty.