Press releases
| 07.10.08 | Free Trade Agreements EFTA-India: Civil Society Concerned about Lack of Democracy On the 7th of octobre an Indian civil society delegation expressed concerns over negotiations that officially started this week between the EFTA-states and India... more |
 | |
| 03.12.07 | Swiss NGOs call for a moratorium on bilateral free trade agreements with developing countries Criticism of the EFTA: The Berne Declaration and Alliance Sud call for a moratorium on bilateral free trade agreements with developing countries.The EFTA countries... more |
| |
| 28.06.07 | NGO Protest before EFTA Ministerial Meeting in Vaduz/Liechtenstein “No world trade that only benefits the rich” is being called for by 150 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) before the trade minister’s meeting of the EFTA... more |
| |
| 22.06.06 | EFTA FTAs may have serious consequences on Thailand and Indonesia From 6th to 13th June, four representatives of the Thai and Indonesian civil society came to Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Norway. In each country, they met with... more |
| |
| 19.01.06 | NGOs urge EFTA countries not to endanger public health, food security and development in Thailand In a letter addressed to EFTA-trade and foreign ministers, 50 organisations urged the trade association’s member states to drop provisions from a free trade... more |
| |
| 02.11.05 | Southern African countries have taken a firm stand against EFTA demands on Intellectual Property Rights in Free Trade Agreement A letter sent by South African Trade Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa to the Treatment Action Campaign in South Africa confirms, that the demand of EFTA Countries... more |
| |
| 04.11.04 | «EFTA countries shall not endanger public health and food security in Southern Africa» In a September 2004 reply to a question by Swiss Members of Parliament, the Swiss Government confirmed that it intends to include in the agreement provisions that... more |
| |
| 26.06.03 | Criticism at EFTA free trade agreements Governments of the EFTA-States keep saying that the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) does not require developing... more |
| |
