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Review Tanzania, The Netherlands investment agreement, CSO says
27-Sep-2018 The Citizen
Tanzania is urged to review the 15 years Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with the Kingdom of Netherlands expires in April 2019 before it reckons itself for another 10 years.
The 2018 draft Dutch model BIT: A critical assessment
17-Aug-2018 IISD
The revised Dutch model BIT seems a missed opportunity to achieve a better balance between the rights and obligations of foreign investors.
Dar faces legal suit at international tribunals over tax, investment policies
30-Jul-2018 East African
Civil society organisations are pushing for a review of the BIT between Tanzania and The Netherlands which they say does not serve the best interests of Tanzania.
NGO’s send letter to Minister Kaag to call for termination of BIT with Burkina Faso
20-Jun-2018 Both Ends
Both ENDS sent a letter, signed by various civil society organisations, to the Dutch Minister of Aid & Trade to urge her to terminate the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) that exists between the Netherlands and Burkina Faso.
Netherlands draft model BIT (May 2018)
17-May-2018 Dutch Government
As released by the Dutch Government
Slovakia payment to Dutch company overturned
7-Mar-2018 The Slovak Spectator
Slovakia will no longer have to compensate Achmea B.V., the shareholder of Union ZP health insurer, for €22 million in damage.
The arbitration clause in the Agreement between the Netherlands and Slovakia on the protection of investments is not compatible with EU law
6-Mar-2018 Court of Justice of the European Union
That clause removes from the mechanism of judicial review of EU law disputes which may relate to the application or interpretation of that law.
Following mining and oil tax payments down the rabbit hole
5-Mar-2018 Oxfam
How poor countries like Mongolia may be losing millions because of corporate tax practices and legal loopholes.
Golf lawsuit threatens to shut down Friends of the Earth Croatia
13-Feb-2018 Friends of the Earth Europe
In September 2017, the investor filed a €500 million ISDS claim against the Republic of Croatia at an arbitration tribunal because the "state [had taken] away their development licences"
Leaked documents reveal how Shell blackmailed Nigeria in Malabu deal
2-Jan-2018 Petro Barometer
Shell used an arbitration case it filed with the International Centre for the Settlement of International Disputes to railroad the government into brokering truce between it and Malabu Oil and Gas Ltd, its estranged erstwhile partner and the original licensee.
African Petroleum seeks arbitration over Gambia oil dispute
19-Oct-2017 Reuters
African Petroleum Corp has begun arbitration proceedings over Gambia’s decision to strip the company of its rights to explore for oil in two offshore areas.
EU court adviser says arbitration clause in investment treaty is legal
19-Sep-2017 Reuters
An arbitration clause in an investment treaty between the Netherlands and Slovakia does not violate EU law, an adviser to the EU’s top court said.
Russian energy firm Inter RAO demands $175m from Government of Georgia
18-Sep-2017 Agenda
Inter RAO structures claim $175 million loss was due to a refusal to raise energy tariffs when the Georgian national currency Lari was devaluated.
Dutch senators approve compromise on EU-Ukraine pact
31-May-2017 EurActiv
Dutch senators backed a hard-won compromise to ratify an amended EU-Ukraine deal, clearing one of the final hurdles for approval of the deal to help nudge Kyiv closer to the West.
ICSID committee annuls nearly 90% of award against Venezuela
9-May-2017 Lexology
An International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Committee has annulled nearly 90% of the US$1.6 billion Award which had been won by ExxonMobil affiliates in their ICSID arbitration against Venezuela.
Dutch PM Mark Rutte could scupper EU-Ukraine trade deal
12-Dec-2016 Newsweek
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte could scupper an EU-Ukraine agreement if he does not secure key concessions following battles with Euroskeptics at home.
EU concerned as India won’t renew investment pact with Netherlands
24-Nov-2016 Hindustan Times
India will not renew an investment treaty with the Netherlands that will expire on November 30 as part of its plan to rework all similar pacts it signed with other countries.
Dutch referendum petition launched to oppose CETA ratification
4-Nov-2016 EurActiv
Dutch group very similar to the one which organised the referendum that blocked the EU-Ukraine association agreement has already collected over 190,000 signatures for blocking the ratification of CETA, the EU-Canada trade deal.
The men behind ISDS
27-Sep-2016 Oneworld
The so-called “ISDS” has been existing for years already. A revealing look in the hidden world of investor-state dispute settlement.
How the Dutch could derail CETA
9-Aug-2016 New Internationalist
As thousands discuss free trade at the World Social Forum in Montreal, Canada’s experience with NAFTA may offer lessons for the Netherlands, writes Niels Jongerius