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US weighs Nafta telecom proposal to end AT&T impasse
19-Mar-2018 Bloomberg
Trump’s negotiators had sought to pen in Mexican regulations. Mexico countered with trilateral plan to promote competition.
Mexican minister ramps up pressure for speedy NAFTA deal
16-Mar-2018 Reuters
Mexico’s economy minister urged officials to push for a speedy renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), saying his country and Canada must be ready to go it alone if the United States pulls out.
EU-Mexico FTA: Draft investment chapter (Feb 2018)
14-Mar-2018
5 reasons Mexican workers would cheer the demise of NAFTA
28-Feb-2018 In These Times
Any new integration model for North America should be based on justice, equality, democracy, peace and care of the environment.
Mexico looks to boost trade with China as NAFTA talks falter
27-Feb-2018 China Dialogue
A potential free-trade agreement with China could weaken Mexico’s environmental standards.
Civil society recommendations for the investment chapter of the revised EU-Mexico FTA
16-Feb-2018 S2B
The undersigned organisations take the position that it is advisable to break away from the fundamentally flawed and increasingly controversial ISDS system.
EU, Mexico continue talks to modernize FTA
14-Feb-2018 Xinhua
Negotiators from the EU and Mexico have begun the ninth round of talks to modernize their free-trade agreement.
Mexico to make regional content proposal for autos in NAFTA talks
8-Feb-2018 Reuters
Mexico will make a proposal for regional content requirements for autos at the next round of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a senior Mexican official said.
Mexico aims for EU free-trade deal by end of February
8-Feb-2018 Reuters
The EU and Mexico intend to update a trade deal agreed 21 years ago that largely covers industrial goods. They want to add farm products, more services, investment and government procurement.
New EU trade deals would harm consumers, the environment and demorcracy
7-Feb-2018 Foodwatch
The European Union is currently negotiating a series of new free trade agreements that would have a negative impact on consumer rights, environmental standards and democratic principles.
US, Mexican unions to file NAFTA complaint over labor bill
25-Jan-2018 Reuters
US and Mexican unions will formally complain to the US Labor Department on Thursday that Mexico continues to violate NAFTA’s weak labor standards
Mexico-EU free trade deal should be finished in a few weeks - official
18-Jan-2018 Reuters
Mexico’s deputy economy minister, Juan Carlos Baker, said negotiations will resume in the week beginning Feb. 5, with a quick end in sight.
March deadline for Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, Malcolm Turnbull says
18-Jan-2018 Australian Financial Review
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is prepared to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal with or without Canada and Mexico
EU, Mexico making progress on trade talks
17-Jan-2018 Tax-News
The Commission explained that further work is needed on market access and rules, including geographical indications and investment protection.
Mexico signs the ICSID Convention
12-Jan-2018 Public Now
Mexico’s Secretary of the Economy signed theConvention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between states and nationals of other states.
Trump: NAFTA revisions could pay for border wall
12-Jan-2018 The Hill
President Trump said a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could yield the money to pay for his long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Cheese is the beef as EU-Mexico trade talks resume
9-Jan-2018 France 24
The EU and Mexico resumed talks aimed at sealing a new version of their 18-year-old trade deal, a project that has hit several snags — including the touchy issue of cheese.
EU trade in 2018: A preview
8-Jan-2018 Euractiv
The year 2018 will offer a very narrow window of opportunity to bring key EU trade policy files forward.
Joint statement by European NGOs: No EU trade agreement with Mexico without ex-ante sustainability impact assessment!
22-Dec-2017 OMCT
Given the catastrophic human rights situation, enormous social inequality and persistently high levels of poverty in Mexico the question of the social, human rights and environmental impact of the "modernization" of the EU-Mexico Trade Agreement is of paramount importance.
EU and Mexico fail to conclude political agreement on trade deal
21-Dec-2017 Euractiv
Despite having spent three days in Brussels, Mexican economy minister Ildefonso Guajardo hasn’t managed to break the deadlock over the contentious outstanding issues.