FTA Watch and allied Thai civil-society organizations have urged the EU Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) Team to strengthen its evaluation of the proposed EU–Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), warning that trade commitments must not undermine public health, food sovereignty, livelihoods, consumer protection, and environmental sustainability.

As the European Union and Thailand will soon be resuming negotiations for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Thai civil society organizations issued an open letter calling for the EU to take steps to ensure accountability and protection of rights.

<p>Acharn Thitinan ‘the Quotemeister’ Pongsudhirak produces a Bangkok Post op-ed with an exemplary regularity that makes a Friday read of the page most worthwhile (though maybe not as entertaining as on a Saturday).&nbsp; His recent offering on Thai trade policy and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), however, was a sad disappointment.</p>