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Comment: Selling the proposal for a multilateral investment court to the world
24-Jan-2017 Borderlex
In reality, the EU’s plans are not realistic in the current international context, nor will they appease ISDS critics
Trump aide reassures Canada on trade talks, isolating Mexico
24-Jan-2017 Bloomberg
The U.S. and Canada are signaling most of the pain from reworking Nafta will hit Mexico
India rejects attempts by EU, Canada for global investment agreement
24-Jan-2017 The Hindu
India, along with Brazil, Argentina and some other nations, has rejected an informal attempt by the European Union and Canada to work towards a global investment agreement that would incorporate a contentious ISDS mechanism.
#StopCETA: Thousands protest EU-Canada trade deal in demos across Europe
24-Jan-2017 RT
Protesters in more than a dozen European states have taken to the streets in scheduled demonstrations against the yet-to-be-approved CETA trade agreement
Keep the farm TTIP- and CETA-free!
20-Jan-2017 TNI
In both TTIP and CETA food, agriculture, animal husbandry and horticulture play a major role and the prospects for European farmers and consumers are not good.
Canada given advance notice of Trump’s NAFTA demands
19-Jan-2017 The Globe and Mail
The Americans want to discuss country of origin rules and the independent dispute-settlement mechanism.
Groups from Mexico, Canada and the U.S. demand NAFTA replacement
18-Jan-2017 Citizens Trade Campaign
Any renegotiation process must be transparent and participatory, and that the resulting NAFTA replacement must improve peoples’ lives and livelihoods and protect the environment in all three countries.
European lawmakers vote to pursue tar sands oil friendly trade deal with Canada
14-Jan-2017 Desmog
EU lawmakers voted for the European Parliament to push ahead with a trade deal that could encourage Canadian tar sand oil imports and make it easier for energy companies to sue governments when environmental policies threaten their profits.
Romania seeks World Heritage status for Transylvania village in gold mine row
7-Jan-2017 Reuters
Romania has asked the United Nations to make a Transylvanian village boasting 18th century houses and intact Roman mining shafts into a World Heritage site in move that could protect it from a gold mine project.
Canada-China FTA talks to begin in February 2017 could have massive implications on water use
4-Jan-2017 Common Dreams
China might see Canada as a source for bottled water. Canada could also be promoted as a country ready for China’s water-intensive industries.
Canada seeking common-ground improvements with U.S. in any trade talks, ambassador says
3-Jan-2017 Montreal Gazette
The Canadian government is signalling the approach it intends to take should U.S. president-elect Donald Trump make good on his promise to renegotiate NAFTA.
Future of EU trade deals in doubt after Singapore ruling
23-Dec-2016 EurActiv
A decision regarding the European Union’s trade deal with Singapore could have far-reaching implications for future agreements, after the EU’s top lawyer said the European Commission could not finalise the deal without member state approval.
CETA: Selling off the farm
20-Dec-2016 IATP
Agribusiness counting on CETA’s (de)regulatory cooperation agenda for the bulk of the benefits
Canadian, U.S. businesses passive toward trade deals
19-Dec-2016 Global Trade
Research reveals businesses across the continent have a strong indifference toward free trade agreements.
We’re about to sign a deal with Canada that’s just as bad as TTIP and could increase inequality across the whole of Europe
19-Dec-2016 The Independent
Despite the clear dangers posed by CETA, Liam ’Take Back Control’ Fox has already signed the UK up to the deal, wilfully bypassing UK parliamentary scrutiny along the way.
ETUC assessment on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
19-Dec-2016 ETUC
Statement approved at the Executive Committee 14-15 December 2016
Commentary on The EU-Canada Trade Governance Project
16-Dec-2016 Trade Justice Alliance
Canadians have seen a disingenuous process that is providing impunity for deceptive dealing in the current model
Let us not sacrifice human rights for commercial interests
15-Dec-2016 CNCDH
Opinion on international trade and investment agreements : « Let us not sacrifice human rights for commercial interests - The example of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada (CETA) »
EU, Canada to launch investor protection court proposal
15-Dec-2016 Bloomberg
The European Union and Canada will launch a proposal for a new global investment court system for settlements of disputes between states and foreign investors over discriminatory treatment.
Longer monopolies and single legal proceedings vs. generics - the gift of CETA to Canadian drug patentees
13-Dec-2016 Lexology
Canadian pharmaceutical patent owners can expect two substantive changes in the next year following implementation of the Canada–European Union trade agreement