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What’s your beef? Mercosur trade talks falter
22-Nov-2017 Euractiv
A battle over beef between the European Union and Argentina and Brazil could push trade talks beyond a year-end deadline and lead to further years of delay.
Macron puts trade policy on summit table
19-Oct-2017 EU Observer
Macron wants "an overall vision to find a balance between trade openness and protection" of EU markets and citizens, rather than "adding piece after piece" to the EU trade policy "puzzle".
France seeks food safety inclusion in EU-Mercosur deal - envoy
17-Oct-2017 Reuters
France will propose changing the European Commission’s mandate to negotiate a trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc to include food safety provisions.
Ireland and France furious with EU over plan to import more beef from Brazil
4-Oct-2017 Daily Express
The European Union (EU) is facing a stinging attack from Ireland and France after Europe moved to open up the lucrative beef market to Brazil.
La filière viande demande l’exclusion totale de la viande bovine de cet accord
2-Oct-2017 Web Agri
Interbev et la FNB s’offusquent de la proposition de la Commission européenne d’octroyer un contingent tarifaire annuel de 70 000 tonnes de viande bovine dans le cadre des négociations commerciales avec les pays du Mercosur.
Sanofi Aventis Ukraine seeks to file claim to international court to protect investment in Ukraine
18-Sep-2017 Interfax
Sanofi Aventis Ukraine LLC, part of Sanofi global pharmaceutical company, seeks to file a claim against Ukraine to the International Investment Arbitration.
French Constitutional Council sees CETA as compliant with state’s basic law
1-Aug-2017 Sputnik
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada is in line with the French Constitution, the French Constitutional Council
Argentina bonds for sale to pay money owed Total
24-Jul-2017 Nasdaq
Citigroup offered US$200m of Argentina bonds for sale as part of an arbitration agreement to help settle the sovereign’s obligations to French oil company Total.
EU, Canada agree start of free trade agreement
10-Jul-2017 Reuters
The European Union and Canada said they had agreed to start a free trade agreement on Sept. 21, paving the way for over 90 percent of the treaty to come into effect.
France’s top court questions constitutionality of CETA
23-Mar-2017 EurActiv
The Constitutional Court announced that it would delay its decision on the legality of the EU’s free trade agreement with Canada, confirming doubts about its compatibility with the French constitution.
Spain confirms: EU-Morocco trade deal not for Western Sahara goods
20-Mar-2017 Western Sahara Resource Watch
The Spanish government in a statement confirmed the EU court’s judgement that Western Sahara goods are not covered by the EU-Morocco trade deal.
La filière bovine veut faire capoter le Ceta
24-Feb-2017 Les Echos
Les professionnels de l’élevage bovin comptent sur les parlementaires français pour qu’ils ne ratifient pas l’accord.
French leftist lawmakers take EU-Canada free trade deal to court
22-Feb-2017 Reuters
More than 100 French left-wing lawmakers decided to appeal to the country’s Constitutional Council to block a contentious free trade deal between the European Union and Canada.
Grenoble accueille les 2e rencontres paneuropéennes des villes contre TAFTA-CETA-TISA
18-Feb-2017 Le Dauphiné
Alors que le CETA vient d’être ratifié par le Parlement européen, Grenoble organise samedi, après Barcelone, les 2e Rencontres paneuropéennes des villes contre TAFTA - CETA – TISA,
Data flow in trade agreements
16-Nov-2016 French Government
The French Government calls on the European Commission to adopt an open and innovation-friendly data flow system while preserving European interests in trade agreements
‘Strange’ manoeuvering over CETA exposes democratic deficit
14-Oct-2016 EurActiv
French lawmakers are continuing their battle against the EU’s free trade deal with Canada (CETA).
French MPs decide not to block CETA
7-Oct-2016 EurActiv
The French parliament’s European affairs committee has rejected a resolution calling on France to block the ratification of CETA, just days before Prime Minister Manuel Valls is due to visit Canada.
TTIP: Negotiations ‘in the void’
27-Sep-2016 EurActiv
Negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are forging ahead, despite opposition from a number of countries.
France, joining Germany, urges halt to Transatlantic trade talks
30-Aug-2016 Reuters
Current Transatlantic trade talks should be halted and a new set started, France’s trade minister said.
Shameless attempt to quietly institutionalise ISDS throughout Europe
19-May-2016 S2B
A new leak reveals that 5 EU member states are proposing to introduce investor-to-state dispute settlement for all cross-border investments within the EU.