EU-India Free Trade Agreement
The European Union and India have been discussing behind closed doors a Free Trade Agreement that would mean, amongst other things, that India's generic drugs industry will be unable to supply the world with cheap medicines. More
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India-EU agreement may restrict low-cost drugs - Economic Times
30 Jun 13:03NEW DELHI: Global health groups have urged the government to scrap certain provisions in its ongoing trade discussions with European countries saying there are other provisions to restrict access of
Trades Union Congress - EU - India Free Trade Agreement
03 Jun 11:17The European Union is currently negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with India. These negotiations include Mode 4 provisions which will give limited access to the EU to Indian Companies providing services and to independent professionals. The TUC is...
Lead MEP underlines social angle of EU-India trade deal | EurActiv
09 May 11:24The Free Trade Agreement currently being negotiated between India and the EU must be accompanied by a clear commitment to respect international social and environmental standards, said Graham Watson MEP, head of the European Parliament's...
India, Mercosur “must withstand EU pharma demands” | Don't trade our lives away
06 May 03:18← Civil Society from ASEAN countries issue an open letter protesting against US and EU’s aggressive trade policies Civil Society urge South African...
HIV/AIDs: EU-India Free Trade Agreement Protest | Doctors Without Borders
01 Apr 11:27On March 2, 2011 MSF joined 3,000 people living with HIV to protest in the streets of New Delhi, India against provisions in the European Union - India Free Trade Agreement that could threaten the supply of affordable medicines across the developing...
HIV/AIDs: EU-India Free Trade Agreement Protest | Doctors Without Borders
30 Mar 11:21On March 2, 2011 MSF joined 3,000 people living with HIV to protest in the streets of New Delhi, India against provisions in the European Union - India Free Trade Agreement that could threaten the supply of affordable medicines across the developing...
Civil Society Against EU-INDIA Free Trade Agreement Petition
30 Mar 08:34Free Trade Agreement between India and the European Union may affect access to medicines in Brazil and other Latin American countries
bilaterals.org | The EU-India free trade agreement: An interview with Loon Gangte
30 Mar 08:33What does the EU-India Free Trade Agreement mean for you and other people living with HIV?People look at this issue in many ways, but for me, and for people living with HIV, we see this FTA as a matter of life and death. We know how our lives were...
EU-India Free Trade Agreement: What future for patients in developing countries? / MSF - Campaign for access to essential medicines
30 Mar 08:32The European Union is pushing for India to accept intellectual property provisions in the free trade agreement (FTA) under negotiation; these provisions, if accepted, will considerably restrict India’s domestic generic production of medicines.
Don't trade our lives away | Networks against EU-India Free Trade Agreement
30 Mar 08:30India and the European Union have reportedly hit a snag in their long-running negotiations over a free trade agreement, hoped to boost bilateral trade by nearly $30 billion. Initially slated for signature in early April
AIDS Patients Protest EU-India Trade Agreement | Intellectual Property Watch
30 Mar 08:30Patients with HIV/AIDS today protested in New Delhi against negotiations for a European Union-India free trade agreement that they say will restrict access to cheaper versions of critical medicines in developing countries. Médecins Sans Frontières...
EU deal threatens HIV drug supplies - In Depth - Al Jazeera English
30 Mar 08:29How a trade deal being brokered between Europe and India could cut off the developing world's supply of cheap medicines.
The EU-India Free Trade Agreement: An Interview with Loon Gangte | Open Society Foundations Blog
30 Mar 08:28Meet Loon Gangte of the Delhi Network of Positive People, an Indian activist living with HIV and hepatitis C, an inspiring leader for people living with HIV globally, and a dear friend.
AIDS workers and activists taking out a rally against possibilities of generic drugs exiting from the market. [Image: IFP]
30 Mar 08:25AIDS workers and activists taking out a rally against possibilities of generic drugs exiting from the market. [Image: IFP]
UN: EU-India free-trade agreement would hurt health of millions
30 Mar 08:22A proposed European Union-India free-trade agreement would deny millions of people around the world the chance to access life-saving and life-extending drugs cheaply, according to the United Nations' special rapporteur on the right to health.
EU-India Free Trade Agreement: Last Chance to Unblock Access to Medicines | Doctors Without Borders
30 Mar 08:21“Neither the Indian Trade Minister nor the EU Trade Commissioner have given a public commitment that the provisions that affect generic competition and access to medicines are off the table,” said Michelle Childs, director of policy and advocacy...
EU, India Talks End With Resolution On Drug Seizures, Little Progress On Free Trade Agreement - Kaiser Global Health
30 Mar 08:21"The European Union and India resolved a dispute over generic drugs on Friday which should remove obstacles to Indian drugs manufacturers exporting products to the developing world, officials said," Reuters reports in an article that describes the...
What’s Ailing the EU-India Free Trade Agreement | Don't trade our lives away
30 Mar 08:20A new Free Trade Agreement between India and the EU is threatening to deny millions of people – both in India and around the developing world – access to affordable medication:
Trend Lines | What's Ailing the EU-India Free Trade Agreement
30 Mar 08:15India and the European Union have reportedly hit a snag in their long-running negotiations over a free trade agreement, hoped to boost bilateral trade by nearly $30 billion.