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Argentina and Mexico pledge to reach “absolute integration and free trade”
2-Aug-2016 Merco Press
Argentina and Mexico agree on the need to reach absolute integration and free trade, as part of the closer bilateral relations confirmed with the visit to Buenos Aires of Mexican head of state Enrique Peña Nieto.
Mexican activist says NAFTA should act as a warning against TPP
30-Jun-2016 Tele Sur
teleSUR spoke with Victor Suarez Carrera, who is campaigning against the TPP in Canada as Obama, Peña Nieto, and Trudeau push the trade pact.
Mexico to reopen market to Canadian beef
29-Jun-2016 Calgary Sun
The Canadian beef industry is applauding Mexico’s decision to fully reopen its market to Canadian beef.
Unmasked: Corporate rights in the renewed Mexico-EU FTA
14-Jun-2016 TNI
The EU and Mexico launch negotiations for a ‘modernised’ Free Trade Agreement. A key feature is the investment protection chapter which grants major multinational companies in Mexico and the EU the exclusive right to challenge democratic decisions.
EU-Mexico trade talks to start June 13, 14
31-May-2016 Politico
The EU and Mexico will kick off its first negotiation round for overhauling their bilateral trade agreement, talks that will include the EU’s new Investment Court System (ICS).
Prosperous Mexican farms suck up water, leaving villages high and dry
24-May-2016 New York Times
Nafta is all about high-intensive-labor crops. Water extraction increased exponentially. Every year, farms bore farther into the aquifer, and scientists warn that they are reaching tainted water that is contaminated with arsenic and fluoride which is causing great harm.
After Canada & US, Mexico next in EU North America free trade pipeline
23-May-2016 Bordelex
EU member states are expected to give the green light to negotiations to upgrade a fifteen-year-old free trade agreement between the EU and Mexico.
Mexican president says wants to adopt rules from EU-US trade deal
13-Apr-2016 Reuters
Mexican President backed a planned free trade deal between the European Union and the United States known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), saying his country could also adopt it.
South Korea seeks new bilateral trade deal with Mexico
4-Apr-2016 Reuters
South Korea is looking to sign a new bilateral trade deal with Mexico, the country’s top commercial partner in Latin America.
EU in Latin America trade push
21-Mar-2016 EurActiv
The EU is in a drive to deepen trade ties with Latin America. It is eager to do business with Cuba, and on the cusp of relaunching negotiations with Mercosur.
Mexico and the European Free Trade Association to update free trade agreement
25-Jan-2016 Gobierno de México
The document, signed by the parties, establishes the terms for the negotiations to update and expand the FTA between Mexico and the EFTA.
Canada and Mexico win trade ruling over US livestock law
8-Dec-2015 BBC
Canada and Mexico have won a trade victory over US law requiring country of origin labelling on beef and pork.
TPP set to worsen food insecurity in Mexico
10-Nov-2015 Tele Sur
The TPP’s free trade agenda, described by some as a NAFTA on steroids, would worsen economic, food security, and agricultural challenges in Mexico.
Critic: TPP deal has ‘exclusions up the wazoo’
9-Nov-2015 Politico
The exceptions, laid out in multiple annexes and embedded in various chapters of the 1,000-page-plus Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, range from obscure provisions to controversial measures
Lessons from NAFTA for the TPP
21-Oct-2015 SUNS
There are many lessons from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that are relevant to the current debate over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
National politics put trade talks under pressure
29-Sep-2015 Nikkei Asian Review
While domestic political schedules are making it imperative for the U.S., Japan and Canada to wrap up a historic trans-Pacific trade pact, New Zealand and Mexico appear intent on prolonging the talks to extract the best concessions possible.
Auto parts differences between Japan, U.S. and others seen clouding prospects for next TPP ministerial talks
14-Sep-2015 The Japan Times
The 12 countries taking part in Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations are likely to face difficulties in arranging a ministerial meeting as Japan, the United States and others were unable to narrow the gap over the automotive sector in recent working-level talks.
NAFTA impact: your Oreo cookies made in Mexico, not Chicago
10-Sep-2015 People’s World
Starting soon, as a result of the firm’s drive for higher profits and lower wages, your Oreo cookies will be made in Mexico, not Chicago. And it’s all thanks to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Disastrous TPP being pushed to wrap up by mid September
25-Aug-2015 Economy in Crisis
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not dead. Even though talks failed last month in Hawaii and the 12 countries couldn’t come to an agreement, the last few legislative days left are being used up wisely.
Mexico car makers seek 50% regional content in TPP trade deal
18-Aug-2015
A 12-nation Pacific trading bloc must guarantee that half the content of cars is locally made within the group, and be close to that for auto parts, according to top Mexican auto industry officials, as negotiators seek to bring the talks to a close.