EUROPEAN SOCIAL FORUM:  Public Urged to Act on Trade Agreements
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BRUSSELS, Oct 20 (IPS) - African and European civil society groups are  urging European citizens to put pressure on their governments to  halt regional trade agreements between the European Union and  developing countries.
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In what is being described as an unusual move, members of the European Parliament are urging trade regulators to expand their review of Google's proposed $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick.
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The EU trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, has asked US officials for their stance on threatened World Trade Organization action over aid to Airbus.
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Europe&#39;s top trade official yesterday called for a &quot;fresh start&quot; in trans-Atlantic relations, less than a week before he is to meet his US counterpart to discuss grating commercial disputes.
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The United States is considering action against the European Union with the World Trade Organization over tariffs that the EU imposes on certain electronics products, Trade Representative Susan Schwab said on Tuesday.
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BRASILIA/BRUSSELS  - European Union and Mercosurofficials criticized each other's trade proposals on Thursday,making an Oct. 31 deadline to create a transatlantic free tradearea appear increasingly unrealistic.
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LONDON, Oct 17  (IPS) - Several civil society groups have come together at   the European Social Forum to support a review of British  development aid.
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Business leaders and economists recommend  changes at the WTO as the group marks its 10th anniversary.
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European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson yesterday called on the US to show &quot;goodwill&quot; in order to settle the trade row over aid for rival aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus.
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PARIS, Dec 7  - The United States wants rapid progress in resolving a dispute with the European Union on public aid to rival aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus, and will call for World Trade Organisation mediation if US-EU talks do not produce results
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THE HAGUE, Sep 28  (IPS) - The EU should introduce fair trade rules as the  best way to promote development,  experts said at a conference  here Tuesday.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 19 (IPS) - The European Union must step up its efforts to  ensure that âgender mainstreamingâ is central to its development  agenda, leading development groups are urging.
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European Parliament members issued a declaration Wednesday demanding the European Union ban the import of seal products to protest Canada's seal hunt.
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THE HAGUE, Jul 6 (IPS) - The European Union's trade policy has been  condemned as "predatory" by a leading anti-poverty  campaigner from India.
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The U.S., the European Union and Canada plan to ask the World Trade Organization to set up a panel to investigate.
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The European Union executive asked the World Trade Organization on Monday to rule that it was illegal for the United States and Canada to retain sanctions on EU exports to counter the bloc's ban on hormone-treated beef.
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BRUSSELS, Sep 14 (IPS) - Caribbean governments have alleged that the  European Union is trying to prevent them from signing trade deals  with other poor countries on their own terms.