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EU seeks Mercosur green commitments by end-2021 - EU trade chief
3-May-2021 Reuters
The European Union is seeking meaningful commitments on climate change and deforestation from Brazil and other Mercosur countries by the end of 2021.
Turkey is the latest victim of a billion-dollar corporate heist
23-Apr-2021 TRT
A Canadian mining company is suing Turkey for $1 billion at a secretive arbitration court over the cancellation of a mine project that was deemed disastrous for the environment.
Alamos Gold’s units to file $1 bln investment treaty claim against Turkey
21-Apr-2021 Reuters
Miner Alamos Gold said its Netherlands units will file an investment treaty claim exceeding $1 billion against Turkey for "unfair and inequitable treatment" with its gold mining project.
ATPC embarks on first ever environmental assessment of the AfCFTA to usher in green-friendly trade on the continent
14-Apr-2021 UNECA
The African Trade Policy Centre is preparing the first ever Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the AfCFTA to guide on how environmental considerations can be effectively incorporated into the agreement.
Mercosur trade deal threatens to wreck EU’s climate credibility
6-Apr-2021 Euractiv
To pass the EU-Mercosur deal in its current state would set an horrific precedent for future trade deals currently under negotiation and fly in the face of the EU’s landmark Green Deal.
EU trade deal set to increase harmful meat imports
24-Mar-2021 Friends of the Earth Europe
The EU plans to increase the number of destructive products on supermarket shelves with the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal, reveals a report.
EU-ESA EPA: Trade and sustainable development chapter (EU proposal, Oct 2020)
23-Mar-2021 European Commission
Ombudsman: Sustainability assessment should have been completed before EU-Mercosur trade deal agreed by negotiators
19-Mar-2021 EU Reporter
The European Commission should have concluded an updated sustainability impact assessment before the EU-Mercosur trade deal was agreed, an inquiry by European Ombudsman has found.
China-EU comprehensive agreement on investment: Ineffective in protecting labour rights and acting on environmental justice
15-Mar-2021 Globalization Monitor
Without thinking about environmental action beyond emissions and enacting binding agreements on protecting workers’ rights, China and the EU fail at making meaningful change for both labour and environmental justice.
What Indonesia’s palm oil is losing in Swiss trade deal
12-Mar-2021 The Jakarta Post
If Indonesia only focuses on the formal process in palm oil international trade, it may still lose the battle of public opinion that may risk its markets and consumers worldwide.
No more free rides in free trade deals
11-Mar-2021 Swiss Info
The Swiss narrowly voted in favour of a free trade deal with Indonesia on Sunday. Will future agreements also have to win popular support?
Swiss free trade deal with Indonesia narrowly survives referendum
7-Mar-2021 swissinfo.ch
Voters in Switzerland have given the green light to a free trade deal with Indonesia with a small majority of 51.6%.
Palm oil row fuels Swiss vote on Indonesia trade deal
5-Mar-2021 France 24
Switzerland votes Sunday on a free trade deal with Indonesia but the agreement, which opens up a vast potential market, could slip up over the issue of palm oil imports.
Kenya urged not backslide on plastics regulation as FTA negotiations resume
4-Mar-2021 The Star
The US-Kenya free trade talks should not be used as a justification to undermine Kenya’s efforts to regulate the use of single-use plastics, says Greenpeace Africa.
Political commitments not enough to ratify EU-Mercosur deal, says French minister
4-Mar-2021 Euractiv
Mere “political commitments” will not be enough to ratify the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur countries, a French cabinet minister said.
Palm oil in focus as Swiss vote on trade pact with Indonesia
2-Mar-2021 Reuters
Swiss voters will decide on a free trade agreement with Indonesia on Sunday, with lower tariffs on palm oil imports the main issue in what the polls predict will be a tight referendum.
Are the sustainability criteria in the Swiss trade deal with Indonesia toothless?
23-Feb-2021 Swiss Info
A free trade agreement with Indonesia has sparked backlash and Switzerland’s first national referendum on palm oil imports. On the eve of the vote to take place March 7, SWI swissinfo.ch fact checks claims on sustainability.
Brazil and Britain sign "Poison Memorandum"
19-Feb-2021 Brasil Wire
Brazil and the United Kingdom created a joint committee to facilitate the relationship in agribusiness.
Commemoration of 10th anniversary of the first judgment declaring Texaco-Chevron guilty for its crime in the Ecuadorian Amazon
17-Feb-2021 UDAPT
Ten years have passed since the judgment of Lago Agrio. Until today the oil company refuses to comply with the judgement; and, in turn, has chosen to activate a whole system that guarantees corporate impunity.
Shell files arbitration claim against Nigeria over spill dispute
17-Feb-2021 The Star
ROYAL Dutch Shell Plc launched arbitration proceedings against the Nigerian government over a long-running community dispute.