Does EU/India free trade agreement spell the end of cheap drugs for poor…

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After four years of negotiations, campaigners fear India is about to sign a trade deal with the EU which will stop the flow of cheap life-saving drugs to the developing world They will be marching on the streets of Delhi today. Nearly 2,000 people are expected in a protest in which the European Union is cast as the villain, accused of endangering the lives of the poor. It’s an unusual scenario and a complex issue, but in a nutshell, the concern is that India’s generic drug companies are going to be prevented by a new trade treaty from making medicines at rock-bottom prices for poor countries.

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