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More trouble for Canada-EU trade deal, as drug changes delay implementation
29-Jun-2017 CBC
Goal of implementing most of CETA this summer slips farther from reach.
Six years after the ‘Aymarazo’ protests in Peru
28-Jun-2017 Radio Mundo Real
Criminal charges pending against 18 community leaders and a billion-dollar court case at ICSID.
EU-CETA agreement on verge of collapse: Spanish party in major U-turn shock
26-Jun-2017 Express
The European Union’s controversial trade deal with Canada is once again in doubt as a Spanish party votes against the agreement.
US and Indonesia agree to step up work to expand trade
19-Jun-2017 Global Trade
Officials from the United States and Indonesia met under their Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), agreeing on next steps for expeditiously resolving bilateral issues and further building their trade relations.
Venezuela pays Gold Reserve $40 million on $800 million ICSID expropriation judgment
19-Jun-2017 Latin America Herald Tribune
Gold Reserve Inc. reports that it has received a $40 million payment on its $800 million judgment that it won at the World Bank’s International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in 2014.
Canada may not celebrate CETA provisional implementation on July 1, 2017
15-Jun-2017 Mondaq
Canada has passed a statute but still must implement the necessary regulations and establish governmental processes required to implement the Canada-EU CETA.
Canada-EU trade deal’s July 1 target threatened by new cheese dispute
14-Jun-2017 CBC
Europeans upset at how Canada will allocate import quota for new EU products.
Canada stands to win big from a TPP without the U.S.: report
14-Jun-2017 iPolitics
Canada actually would see greater economic gains from a Trans-Pacific Partnership that excludes the United States — the so-called TPP11 — according to a new report released by the Canada West Foundation.
CETA could cause $1.5 billion in losses for Quebec cheesemakers, UPA says
14-Jun-2017 Montreal Gazette
Quebec cheesemakers face $1.5 billion in losses due to new tariff rules that accompany a trade agreement between Canada and Europe, according to the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA).
U.S. dairy lobby submits its demands for NAFTA
14-Jun-2017 The Globe and Mail
The dairy lobby’s 15-page letter had two main requests regarding Canada: a reversal of new rules on ultrafiltered milk products and increased access to the Canadian market that exceeds the 3.25 per cent offered in the early version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
European free trade deal talks paused over Trudeau’s insistence on investor-state provision
13-Jun-2017 Council of Canadians
The Norwegian government has put a pause on ’free trade’ talks given the Trudeau government’s demand for an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provision in the Canada-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) agreement.
NAFTA’s dirty secret: it lets U.S. control our oil: McQuaig
9-Jun-2017 Toronto Star
Mexico’s fierce defence of its sovereignty stands in sharp contrast to the easy submission to Washington’s energy demands by Canadian politicians, led by then Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
Hundreds protest EU-Canada free trade deal in Madrid
6-Jun-2017 Tele Sur
People from over 400 trade unions and social organizations took part in the protest to demand that the Spanish Government block the free trade deal.
Canada and Chile push gender equality through trade
6-Jun-2017 MENAFN
Canada and Chile updated a 20-year-old free trade agreement by adding a groundbreaking clause on gender equality to encourage women’s entrepreneurship and employment.
Is a ‘progressive’ trade deal possible with China?
2-Jun-2017 The Tyee
Trudeau’s in pursuit of a bilateral pact. We think there’s a better way for Canadian workers.
Canada completes ratification of FTA with Ukraine
2-Jun-2017 Ukrinform
The Governor General of Canada signed the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement following the approval by the House of Commons and the Senate of the Canadian Parliament.
Denmark signs EU free trade deal with Canada
2-Jun-2017 CPH
A considerable majority in Parliament has approved the ratification of the EU’s free trade agreement with Canada (CETA). As a result, Denmark is among the first EU nations to sign on.
NAFTA talks to start in August: Here’s what the calendar looks like
30-May-2017 CTV
The Canadian government says it expects negotiations to start this summer for a new North American Free Trade Agreement.
Opinion 2/15 and the future of mixity and ISDS
22-May-2017 European Law Blog
The Court’s Opinion has consequences for future EU trade deals such as CETA and potentially a future UK-EU FTA.
OMG! TTIP, JEFTA, CEPA are DOA
15-May-2017 Politico
Brussels wants to avoid ‘toxic’ names that make trade deals unpalatable.