Negotiations to form a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) began in December 1994 in Miami at the Summit of the Americas. The FTAA is a trade agreement that would include every country in North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean (except Cuba).

Negotiations are scheduled to conclude in 2005.

For more information:

• FTAA: Background of the process

• The FTAA Ministerial in Miami, Florida, November 16 - 21, 2003
  

• Announcement of CIEL's concerns regarding the Ministerial

• Civil society organizations call for Additional Public Participation in FTAA Negotiations:
  Existing forums are inadequate and exclude many/Organizaciones de la sociedad civil llaman a una Mayor Participación en las Negociaciones del ALCA: los Foros existentes son insuficientes y excluyen a muchos

• CIEL and partners share their concerns regarding Intellectual Property in the FTAA with the Committee of Government Representatives on the occasion of the Third Issue Meeting in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

This page last modifed on 29 January 2004