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Malta: Anti-TTIP front launched
15-Jul-2014 Malta Today
Social Europe: Front against TTIP (Malta) has been set up by Żminijietna - Voice of the Left, the Anti-Poverty Alliance, Moviment Graffitti, Association of Federative Socialists; and GWU Youth.
EJN condemns EPA
13-Jul-2014 Spy Ghana
The Economic Justice Network of Ghana unequivocally condemns the decision of the West African leaders to approve the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union.
EFF: We join dozens of organizations and businesses to protest TPP copyright proposals
11-Jul-2014 EFF
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and its partners in the global Our Fair Deal coalition join together with an even more diverse international network of creators, innovators, start-ups, educators, libraries, archives and users to release two new open letters to negotiators of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Farmers protest China FTA in Seoul
10-Jul-2014 Yonhap
Thousands of South Korean farmers rallied in Seoul on Thursday, protesting Chinese demands for more access to the local agricultural market as part of a planned free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea.
AFL-CIO and ETUC issue "Declaration of Joint Principles"
10-Jul-2014 ETUC
Ahead of the 6th round of EU-US trade negotiations taking place next week in Brussels, the US and European trade unions AFL-CIO and ETUC have issued a "Declaration of Joint Principles".
Leaked trade document exposes dangerous European Union energy proposal
8-Jul-2014 FoEE et al
A leaked European Union document published today by the Washington Post exposes the dangerous direction the trade deal between the U.S. and the EU is taking when it comes to raw material and energy.
Who lobbies most on TTIP?
8-Jul-2014 CEO
CEO’s at-a-glance info-graphics shine a light on the corporate lobby behind the TTIP talks.
Who’s driving the EU-US trade talks?
7-Jul-2014 FOEE
New information released by Friends of the Earth Europe shows a largely industry-dominated discussion, behind closed doors, in what is being touted as the biggest bilateral trade agreement in history.
TTIP: the real costs of free trade
7-Jul-2014 Morning Star
Although these deals are known as free trade agreements, they are only concerned with freedom for capital, explains Polly Jones of World Development Movement
Rethinking the role of global investment in Africa’s development
4-Jul-2014 Pambazuka
Much hope is placed on foreign direct investment to deliver development capital for African countries. Yet FDIs are part of the global financial capitalist system, which maintains and reproduces inequality and keeps African states dependent on Western countries and financial institutions, writes Yash Tandon.
EU-ASEAN FTA Network statement on the signing of Joint Declaration on Cooperation between the Philippines and EFTA
4-Jul-2014 EU-ASEAN FTA Network
The signing of the Joint Declaration on Cooperation between the Philippines and the European Free Trade Association is a prelude to an ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement with EFTA and eventually with the European Union as well.
TTIP: debunking the business propaganda over investor rights
3-Jul-2014 CEO
The EU Commission’s plan to enshrine sweeping rights for foreign investors in the EU-US trade deal continues to draw heavy criticism. In response, industry lobby groups, law firms, and arbitrators have launched a tooth and nail defence of the business power grab. See through their propaganda with Corporate Europe Observatory’s guide to investment arbitration.
Why workers should unite against Canada’s next-generation trade deals
3-Jul-2014 rabble.ca
With Canada’s labour movement searching for alternative economic models for a post-crisis, climatically unstable world, the government’s new trade and investment pacts are barriers to a better future and must be resisted.
Commission closes TTIP consultation — But is it listening?
1-Jul-2014 ETUC
Bernadette Ségol the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation says trade unionists are “particularly concerned at statements from DG Trade implying that the consultation is about a reform of the ISDS system and is not open to a decisive rejection.”
Videos from TACD’s June 25, 2014 side event on intellectual property in the US, EU trade agreement (TTIP)
1-Jul-2014 KEI
A set of videos from the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue’s June 25, 2014 event on intellectual property and the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement.
EU-US free trade agreement (TTIP or TAFTA)
1-Jul-2014 Vimeo
Short video on TTIP, promoting the UK’s #noTTIP day of action on 12th July 2014
European Citizens’ Initiative against TTIP and CETA to start soon
24-Jun-2014 Mehr Demokratie
Organisations from all across Europe are currently gearing up for a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) with the aim of repealing the European Union’s negotiating mandate for the Transatlantic Trade Investor Partnership (TTIP) and not concluding the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
WikiLeaks reveals global trade deal kept more secret than the Trans-Pacific Partnership
20-Jun-2014 Truthout
Embattled WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange announced Wednesday from London the publication of a secret draft text of the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA), a controversial global trade agreement said to make it easier for corporations to make profits and operate with impunity across borders.
The European Commission must not trade off our crown jewels when negotiating the EU-US trade and investment deal
19-Jun-2014 EPHA
SOLIDAR, the Social Platform, EPSU and EPHA are jointly calling on the European Commission to explicitly exclude public services, including social and health services, from the ongoing TTIP negotiations.
UK: TTIP day of action call out
18-Jun-2014 Red Pepper
Join the day of action throughout the UK on 12 July #NoTTIP