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Canada’s Enerflex calls for international arbitration after Mexican court awards ex-employee more than $120-million
28-Jun-2023 The Globe and Mail
Enerflex argued the ruling defied regional trade agreements between Mexico, the United States and Canada, also calling the court’s decision “indirect expropriation” and denouncing arbitrary treatment by the Mexican state.
Joint press release on the meeting between President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador
16-Jun-2023 European Commission
To develop a deeper political, trade and cooperation partnership, President López Obrador and President von der Leyen concurred on the importance of the draft modernised Global Agreement and agreed to expedite negotiations with a view to finalise the agreement before the end of the year.
US begins USMCA dispute against Mexico’s GM corn restrictions
5-Jun-2023 Agri-Pulse
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that she is calling for dispute consultations with Mexico over the country’s efforts to ban genetically modified corn and its recent history of rejecting biotech seed traits.
Swimming against the tide
16-May-2023 IATP
Since the beginning of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994, Mexico has experienced a dramatic deterioration in its ability to grow its own food.
Top diplomats of S. Korea, Mexico discuss resumption of FTA talks, closer ties
10-May-2023 Yonhap
The top diplomats of South Korea and Mexico held talks to discuss the resumption of a bilateral free trade agreement negotiation.
India, Mexico exploring free trade agreement: Envoy
17-Apr-2023 Live Mint
India and Mexico have launched studies to explore the potential for a free-trade agreement (FTA), given India’s preoccupation with ongoing FTA negotiations with the UK, Australia and other partners.
Mexican firm seeks $380 million from Honduras over blocked unit
17-Apr-2023 Reuters
Mexican investment firm JLL Capital, whose Honduran operation has been blocked since 2018 in a local dispute, is seeking some $380 million from the Central American country in arbitration proceedings.
Reuters: US ultimatum to Mexico over energy dispute imminent
29-Mar-2023 Mexico News Daily
The United States intends to issue an ultimatum to Mexico in the coming weeks as it seeks to make progress in a dispute over the latter’s nationalistic energy policies.
Free trade deal with Mexico discussion and animal welfare
24-Mar-2023 The Scottish Farmer
Claims that beef imported from Mexico has a lower carbon footprint than UK-reared beef are ‘B-word’, an environment minister has said.
Canadian and Mexican unions initiate Canadian government trade challenge to stop abuses at Mexican factory
14-Mar-2023 Yahoo
Autoworker unions in Canada and Mexico applaud the launch of a trade complaint by the Canadian government to stop labour abuses at a Mexican auto parts facility owned by global automotive supplier Fränkische.
Canada requests formal talks with Mexico on GMO restrictions
10-Mar-2023 Yahoo
Canada has asked for formal consultations with Mexico over its restrictions on genetically modified agricultural imports under the North American free-trade agreement, Bloomberg News reported.
Goldgroup Mining announces filing of request for arbitration with International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
7-Mar-2023 Junior Mining Network
Goldgroup Mining Inc., through its subsidiary, is seeking damages as a result of Mexico’s breaches of NAFTA.
US demands formal talks with Mexico over GMO corn dispute
7-Mar-2023 Yahoo
The consultations are the first formal step toward a US request for a dispute settlement panel under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade (USMCA) that could ultimately lead to retaliatory US tariffs if no resolution is reached.
US ’disappointed’ in Mexico’s new GMO corn decree -ag secretary
15-Feb-2023 Reuters
The United States is "disappointed" in the Mexican government’s announcement which walked back a deadline to ban genetically modified corn for animal feed and industrial use in the country, but retained its plans to ban the corn for human consumption.
In Mexico, US complaints help union organizing efforts
13-Feb-2023 AP
It has been nearly two years since the United States began pressing Mexico over labor rights violations by using rapid dispute resolution methods contained in the USMCA but workers and union organizers are mixed on the results.
UK trade minister visits Mexico, targeting new deals
9-Feb-2023 Reuters
Britain’s trade minister begins a two-day visit to Mexico, targeting a bilateral trade deal as well as Britain’s accession to a Pacific trading association.
NAFTA’s shadow of obstruction
8-Feb-2023 Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung
Investor rights in the expired North American Free Trade Agreement continue to undermine democratic decision-making and climate policy in Mexico, Canada, and the United States.
EU recovers appetite for trade in green industry push
31-Jan-2023 Reuters
The European Union is aiming to enact up to five trade deals in record time to ensure its future as a clean tech leader, by securing supplies of key raw materials, increasing markets for green exports and reducing its reliance on China.
US raises ’grave concerns’ over Mexico’s anti-GMO farm policies
24-Jan-2023 Reuters
US farm and trade officials raised "grave concerns" over Mexico’s agricultural biotechnology policies in meetings with their Mexican counterparts, as lingering disagreements threaten decades of booming corn trade between the neighbors.
Taylor: US tells Mexico biotech corn restrictions won’t stand
20-Jan-2023 Agri-Pulse
Taylor said the USDA appreciates Mexico’s willingness to negotiate on its looming decree to ban imports of genetically modified corn, but U.S. officials are far from satisfied with the latest compromise offered by Mexican officials.