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New endocrine disruptor rules address your trade concerns, EU tells US, Canada
12-Dec-2016 EurActiv
The European Commission told the US and Canada that draft EU pesticides laws would “address the concerns” they had over possible trade restrictions on goods exposed to endocrine disruptors.
Eco Oro files request for arbitration against Colombia
12-Dec-2016 Investing News Network
The claim relates to Eco Oro’s dispute with Colombia in relation to State measures that have destroyed the value of its investments in the Colombian mining sector.
‘TTIP may come back from the dead,’ warns expert
12-Dec-2016 EurActiv
Opposition to the EU’s transatlantic trade deals is alive and well. According to activists, TTIP is far from dead and CETA can still be stopped.
Parliament committee gives CETA thumbs down
9-Dec-2016 EurActiv
The European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee recommended to reject the EU-Canada trade agreement
Transition official: Trump will not rip up NAFTA
6-Dec-2016 The Hill
“I don’t think we’re looking to rip up NAFTA as much as we are looking to right-size it and make it fairer,” says senior advisor on the Trump transition team
Wallonia proposes new rules for negotiating international trade deals
6-Dec-2016 SAT PR
Named after Namur, the capital of Wallonia, the declaration is signed by three dozen university professors from many countries, including the US and Canada.
Wallonia threatens again to block CETA
5-Dec-2016 New Europe
The Walloon minister president Paul Magnette announced again that his region is ready to block the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada
Canada-EU trade deal: Costs for new drugs may rise, but not for years
2-Dec-2016 CBC
CETA drug-patent extension applies only to new products, and higher costs are likely at least 8 years away
Les Wallons ont-ils été grugés sur le Ceta et par qui?
30-Nov-2016 La Libre
La crise du mois d’octobre dernier était peut-être inutile.
The ’Canadian model’: why Ceta isn’t a blueprint for Brexit
30-Nov-2016 The Guardian
Aide’s ‘cake and eat it’ note praised the recent trade Canada-EU trade deal but there are few similarities with the UK.
European and Canadian civil society groups call for rejection of CETA
29-Nov-2016 S2B
We, the undersigned civil society organisations from Canada and Europe, hereby express our deep concern about the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada.
Parliament rejects motion to check CETA’s legality
24-Nov-2016 EurActiv
The mainstream parties in the European Parliament have rejected by a large majority a motion initiated by 89 MEPs to submit the EU-Canada trade agreement to the Court of Justice to check its compatibility with EU law.
Ottawa didn’t study how much more we’ll pay for drugs under CETA
22-Nov-2016 Huffington Post
Experts have been warning for years that Canada’s trade deal with the European Union would add billions to the cost of pharmaceuticals in Canada, but the government itself apparently did not study the issue.
Canada-China FIPA (2012)
21-Nov-2016 UNCTAD
As published by UNCTAD
Parliament bickers over CETA vote
21-Nov-2016 Politico
A tight timeline for the European Parliament’s vote on the EU-Canada deal has caused outrage among trade skeptics, who claim that critical opinions are being sidelined.
We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail
17-Nov-2016 The Guardian
Rising inequality is largely to blame for this electoral upset. Continuing with business as usual is not an option.
Row over Romania’s land of Dracula and gold spills onto new international stage
10-Nov-2016 Reuters
A battle over plans to build a huge gold mine in Rosia Montana, a Romanian village boasting intact Roman mining shafts and 18th century houses, has moved to an international stage.
Global trade 101: How NAFTA’s Chapter 11 overrides environmental laws
9-Nov-2016 Mongabay
NAFTA, critics say, included investment provisions that inherently created an uneven playing field, allowing corporate investors to directly sue national governments for mega-millions and ultimately sidestep domestic environmental laws.
Another trade opportunity for Canadian pork
9-Nov-2016 Farms
Shortly after the signature of the Canada-EU trade deal, the pork industry shows optimism once again at Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement.
EU executive and Canada join forces to promote multilateral investment system to replace ISDS
8-Nov-2016 Vieuws
The move follows the Commission’s pledge from last year to “start work, together with other countries, on setting up a permanent International Investment Court.”