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France puts EU withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty on the table
4-Feb-2021 Euractiv
The European Union and its member states should draw the consequences of the current stalemate in multilateral talks aimed at reforming the Energy Charter Treaty and consider a coordinated withdrawal, Paris has said
Working document on the draft EU-Mercosur Association Agreement
2-Feb-2021 Fern
The following avenues can be envisaged to address the concerns raised by the draft EU-Mercosur agreement.
French controllers of Nuevo Pudahuel, operator of the Santiago airport, initiate ICSID proceedings against Chile
22-Jan-2021 Memesita
Nuevo Pudahuel had asked the Ministry of Public Works to extend the term of the concession contract as a result of the pandemic, but the MOP was closed to changes in the contract.
French-Colombian investment treaty comes into force to boost virus-battered economies
19-Oct-2020 UrduPoint
The agreement for the reciprocal promotion and protection of investments between France and Colombia has entered into force, at the time of the pandemic-related economic crisis.
France says opposes EU-Mercosur trade deal over deforestation concerns
21-Sep-2020 Euractiv
France remains opposed to a free trade deal in its current proposed form between the EU and South American countries due to “major” concerns about deforestation in the region, the government said.
NGOs ask Macron to ’bury’ EU-Mercosur agreement
17-Sep-2020 Buenos Aires Times
More than 30 NGOs join forces, sending open letter to French leader Emmanuel Macron asking him to "bury" EU-Mercosur trade deal over environmental concerns.
Indian dry bulk terminal business of French group Louis Dreyfus Armateurs collapses
23-Jul-2020 Hindu Business Line
ALBA Asia Pvt Ltd, the Indian dry bulk port operating company controlled by French shipping group Louis Dreyfus Armateurs SAS (LDA), has collapsed with state-run Visakhapatnam Port Trust terminating a contract for running a dry bulk terminal at the port just five years into a 30-year deal.
Non-paper from the Netherlands and France authorities on trade, social economic effects and sustainable development
6-May-2020
The Dutch and French Trade ministers are calling the EU to improve its approach in analyzing the socio-economic aspects of trade effects, and to increase its ambition regarding the nexus between trade and sustainable development.
EU-Mexico trade deal prompts French farming backlash
5-May-2020 Euractiv
While the world is busy dealing with the coronavirus health crisis, the European Union and Mexico concluded talks on a new trade pact, provoking strong reactions.
“A la carte” justice for transnational corporations?
13-Jan-2020 CCFD-Terre Solidaire
At a time when 3,400 trade and investment agreements protect the interests of transnational corporations, there is no international treaty requiring them to uphold human rights and environmental protection.
New Caledonia and Vanuatu meet to finalise free trade agreement
10-Jan-2020 RNZ
The leaders of New Caledonia and Vanuatu have met to finalise the free trade agreement the countries signed in April.
France says post-Brexit trade deal requires UK to align with EU standards
26-Nov-2019 New Europe
The EU and UK can reach an agreement on a future trade relationship provided that Britain sticks closely to Europe’s labour and environmental standards, according to France’s trade minister.
France: First supplier of imported products under Cameroon’s economic partnership with the EU
18-Oct-2019 Business in Cameroon
France is the first of four main suppliers for products imported to Cameroon under the economic partnership agreement with the European Union.
Farmers dump manure outside French lawmakers’ offices in CETA protest
5-Aug-2019 RFI
Tonnes of manure were dropped and concrete blocks were built outside the offices of two lawmakers from Emmanuel Macron’s LaREM party.
French parliament approves EU-Canada free trade deal
24-Jul-2019 RCI
France’s parliament approved the EU-Canada free trade agreement despite strong objections by the opposition parties, trade unions and environmental groups.
EU-Thailand deal a starting point for Thai trade with France
18-Jul-2019 Business Times
The European Union (EU) has yet to strike a free trade agreement (FTA) with Thailand but some member countries are already expressing interest in opportunities that the Thai market has to offer. These include France.
Canadian legislators urge their French counterparts to reject CETA
17-Jul-2019 RCI
As the French National Assembly gets ready to vote Wednesday on ratifying a landmark free trade deal between Canada and the European Union, a group of Canadian opposition legislators is urging their French counterparts to reject the agreement.
CETA and Mercosur meat quotas expose France’s double standards
28-Jun-2019 Euractiv
While France is challenging the meat quotas provided for in the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, it plans to ratify the EU-Canada free trade agreement (CETA), which has been criticised by French beef producers.
Hungary appeals Sodexo award with ICSID
17-Jun-2019 Budapest Business Journal
Hungary has filed to annul an award of some EUR 73 million, before interest, to French food voucher company Sodexo, granted in an arbitration ruling by the World Bankʼs International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), state news agency MTI reported, citing case information on ICSIDʼs website.
EU and Mercosur make progress on trade agreement, but…
15-May-2019 The Rio Times
Meat sector in France expressed concern in an open letter to the European Commission regarding the possibility of Brussels reaching a trade agreement with the four countries.