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The EU is no progressive free trader: It’s exporting chronic diseases to Latin America
24-May-2018 Euractiv
The EU has apparently chosen to put the trade goals of European tobacco companies ahead of their own commitments to sustainable development.
EU-Mexico FTA: Agreement in principle text (Apr 2018)
8-May-2018 European Commission
As published by the European Commission
Telefonica Mexico withdraws EUR 850 mln arbitration request - report
7-May-2018 Telecompaper
Telefonica Mexico has withdrawn its arbitration claim against the Mexican government in which it had requested compensation amounting to around EUR 850 million after reaching an agreement with the country.
Deported Mexicans: From exploited and precarious workers to forced migrants of return
30-Apr-2018 ALAINET.ORG.
Forced migrants, refugees and deportees are an irrefutable and undeniable example of the world as a chronically unequal and structurally inequitable scenario. In the era of globalization, human rights are not met or respected.
Mexico wins ‘cheese war’ over Europe in trade deal
25-Apr-2018 Euractiv
Europe did not gain exclusive rights for Spain’s La Mancha farmers to use Manchego, which has protected geographical status in the EU.
Mexico’s senate ratifies sweeping Asia-Pacific trade deal
25-Apr-2018 Reuters
Mexico’s Senate voted to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership, making it the first of 11 signatory countries to back the arduously negotiated framework that was rejected by the United States.
EU’s new trade deal with Mexico promotes CETA-style investors’ rights while ignoring human rights violations by multinationals
25-Apr-2018 TNI
A key feature of the “modernisation” process is the inclusion of a controversial investment protection chapter with the same characteristics as the one recently included in the Canada-EU trade agreement.
EU, Mexico reach ‘agreement in principle’ on free trade deal
23-Apr-2018 Euractiv
The EU and Mexico have reached an “agreement in principle” to modernise an existing free trade deal, as the Latin American country faces pressure from protectionist measures threatened by US President Donald Trump.
Mexico pushes to finish trade deal with EU this month
13-Apr-2018 Bloomberg
EU is biggest buyer of Mexican goods following US, Canada. Negotiators are said to aim for announcement during Pena trip.
Zapatista women inspire the fight against patriarchy
4-Apr-2018 Waging Nonviolence
When the Zapatista National Liberation Army went public, they called NAFTA a death sentence for the indigenous peasants of Mexico
Higher auto wages the centrepiece of major US NAFTA proposal
30-Mar-2018 BNN
Mexican workers’ wages are at the heart of a major proposal from the United States aimed at breaking through an impasse on automobiles and securing a new North American Free Trade Agreement.
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.