#freetradeagreements — Public Fediverse posts

Bangladesh Eyes Better Trade Deal with the USA

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/07/bangladesh-eyes-better-trade-deal-with-the-usa/

"We've got about 30 NZers have come up here with us, at very short notice, from the companies that are going to benefit the most from the exports."

#ToddMcClay, Minister of Trade, 2026

https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=70ee68b9-d637-43c9-a68d-b0ac60b813f2

Oh no, McClay said the quiet part out loud! These "free trade agreements" are for the benefit of *companies*, not ordinary kiwis. He was meant to keep that to himself and spin the usual line about how it benefit us all. Oops!

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#FreeTradeAgreements #FTA #MediaWatch #RNZ #podcasts

UK officially joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/uk-officially-joins-indo-pacific-trade-bloc/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it #AsiaPacific #Brexit #CPTPP #freetradeagreements #UnitedKingdom

Kieran McAnulty’s great speech in the House on farmers, the #ETS (Emissions Trading Scheme) and politicising this important issue for #NewZealand. Also hilarious reckons on Simeon Brown's qualification to comment on NZ agriculture.

#NZPol #ClimateChange #EU #FreeTradeAgreements

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ggy098OASA

Berlin-Paris clash over Mercosur worsens amid calls to split trade deal https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/berlin-paris-clash-over-mercosur-worsens-amid-calls-to-split-trade-deal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EUMercosur #EUMercosurdeal #France #freetradeagreements #Germany

Berlin-Paris clash over Mercosur worsens amid calls to split trade deal https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/berlin-paris-clash-over-mercosur-worsens-amid-calls-to-split-trade-deal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EUMercosur #EUMercosurdeal #France #freetradeagreements #Germany

Berlin-Paris clash over Mercosur worsens amid calls to split trade deal https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/berlin-paris-clash-over-mercosur-worsens-amid-calls-to-split-trade-deal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EUMercosur #EUMercosurdeal #France #freetradeagreements #Germany

EU-India conclude ninth round of free trade agreement talks, core issues remain [Advocacy Lab Content] https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-india/news/eu-india-conclude-ninth-round-of-free-trade-agreement-talks-core-issues-remain/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EUIndia #freetradeagreements

Germany wants upcoming Commission to pursue ‘EU only’ free trade agenda https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/germany-wants-upcoming-commission-to-pursue-eu-only-free-trade-agenda/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EUcompetitionlaw #freetradeagreements #Germany #OlafScholz

‘Amendments to Agricultural Law would derail food self-sufficiency goals’: Nouminren, JAPAN https://viacampesina.org/en/amendments-to-agricultural-law-derail-food-self-sufficiency-goals-nouminren-japan/ #FreeTradeAgreements #FoodSovereignty

Pakistan: Wheat imports result in huge losses for peasants. Nationwide protest announced https://viacampesina.org/en/pakistan-wheat-imports-result-in-huge-losses-for-peasants-nationwide-protest-announced/ #FreeTradeAgreements #FoodSovereignty #SouthAsia

AGRIFISH council fails to recognise that it is big agri-businesseses that profit from FTAs : ECVC https://viacampesina.org/en/agrifish-council-fails-to-recognise-that-it-is-big-agri-businesseses-that-profit-from-ftas-ecvc/ #FreeTradeAgreements #Europe

Korea: Peasant Movements hold dialogue with European Counterparts on Farmers’ Protests https://viacampesina.org/en/korea-peasant-movements-hold-dialogue-with-european-counterparts-on-farmers-protests/ #SouthEastandEastAsia #FreeTradeAgreements #Europe #KWPA #KPL

Brazil: Declaration of La Via Campesina Brazil on the EU-Mercosur Agreement https://viacampesina.org/en/brazil-declaration-of-la-via-campesina-brazil-on-the-eu-mercosur-agreement/ #CapitalismandFreeTrade #FreeTradeAgreements #FreeTradeAgreement #Mercosur

Trade Agreement CETA threatens small and medium-scale livestock farms in Italy: ARI https://viacampesina.org/en/trade-agreement-ceta-threatens-small-and-medium-scale-livestock-farms-in-italy-ari/ #FreeTradeAgreements #PriceandIncome #MC13

Farmers’ protests in Europe and the deadend of neoliberalism https://viacampesina.org/en/farmers-protests-in-europe-and-the-deadend-of-neoliberalism/ #WorldTradeOrganisation #FreeTradeAgreements #PriceandIncome #MC13

WTO is unfit for purpose in an era of multiple crises; It is time for an Alternative: Asian Civil Society https://viacampesina.org/en/wto-is-unfit-for-purpose-in-era-of-multiple-crises-it-is-time-for-an-alternative-asian-civil-society/ #WorldTradeOrganisation #FreeTradeAgreements #MC13

Debt Crisis and Free Trade Agreements endanger Kenya’s food sovereignty: Kenyan Peasants League https://viacampesina.org/en/debt-crisis-and-free-trade-agreements-endanger-kenyas-food-sovereignty-kenyan-peasants-league/ #WesternandCentralAfrica #WorldTradeOrganisation #FreeTradeAgreements #MC13

“FAO must defend the interests of small-scale food producers. Guaranteed prices for our produce!” MONLAR, Srilanka https://viacampesina.org/en/fao-must-defend-the-interests-of-small-scale-food-producers-guaranteed-prices-for-our-produce-monlar-srilanka/ #WorldTradeOrganisation #FreeTradeAgreements #PriceandIncome #SouthAsia #MC13

Rice imports lead farmers to bankruptcy, endangers food sovereignty: Serikat Petani Indonesia https://viacampesina.org/en/rice-imports-lead-farmers-to-bankruptcy-endangers-food-sovereignty-serikat-petani-indonesia/ #WorldTradeOrganisation #SerikatPetaniIndonesia #SouthEastandEastAsia #FreeTradeAgreements

ECVC welcomes the Council of the EU decision to block the deregulation of GMO-NGTs and condemns the European Parliament’s hasty approval of an incoherent and unenforceable proposal https://viacampesina.org/en/ecvc-welcomes-the-council-of-the-eu-decision-to-block-the-deregulation-of-gmo-ngts-and-condemns-the-european-parliaments-hasty-approval-of-an-incoherent-and-unenforceable-proposal/ #AgroecologyandPeasants'Seeds #FreeTradeAgreements #FoodSovereignty #Europe

Brussels Mobilization: ECVC demands an immediate end to free trade agreements and calls for fair prices for peasant farmers https://viacampesina.org/en/brussels-mobilization-ecvc-demands-an-immediate-end-to-free-trade-agreements-and-calls-for-fair-prices-for-peasant-farmers/ #FreeTradeAgreements #ECVCPressRelease #EUMercosur #Featured #Europe

Call to action: Fair incomes for all farmers! Stop free trade agreements immediately! https://viacampesina.org/en/call-to-action-fair-incomes-for-all-farmers-stop-free-trade-agreements-immediately/ #AgroecologyandPeasants'Seeds #FreeTradeAgreements #FoodSovereignty #Peasants'Rights #Europe

EU-MERCOSUR FTA: a political agreement at the expense of farmers? https://viacampesina.org/en/eu-mercosur-fta-a-political-agreement-at-the-expense-of-farmers/ #FreeTradeAgreements #SouthAmerica #EUMercosur #Europe

French trade balance deficit sees €30bn improvement https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/french-trade-balance-deficit-sees-e30bn-improvement/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Currentaccountdeficit #freetradeagreements #OlivierBecht

La Via Campesina delivers a fiery speech inside the European Parliament, calls out Free Trade Agreements, Colonialism and Unilateral Sanctions https://viacampesina.org/en/la-via-campesina-delivers-a-fiery-speech-inside-the-european-parliament-calls-out-free-trade-agreements-colonialism-and-unilateral-sanctions/ #FreeTradeAgreements #SouthAmerica #EUMercosur #Europe #Video

Brussels: ECVC to join the actions against EU-Mercosur, EU-Mexico and EU-Chile trade (and investment) agreements https://viacampesina.org/en/brussels-ecvc-to-join-the-actions-against-eu-mercosur-eu-mexico-and-eu-chile-trade-and-investment-agreements/ #FreeTradeAgreements #Europe

German parliament rejects renegotiation of EU-Mercosur trade deal https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/german-parliament-rejects-renegotiation-of-eu-mercosur-trade-deal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EUMercosur #FranziskaBrandtner #freetradeagreements #Germany

German parliament rejects renegotiation of EU-Mercosur trade deal https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/german-parliament-rejects-renegotiation-of-eu-mercosur-trade-deal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EUMercosur #FranziskaBrandtner #freetradeagreements #Germany