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14-Jun-2018 Daily Mirror
Sri Lanka–Singapore FTA: An agreement between a giant and a child
The trade deal between Singapore and Sri Lanka is not seen that of ’equals’ to create economic relations. The difference is not pertaining to their respective economic powers but their legal and regulatory frameworks.
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7-Jun-2018 Bdew
Position paper on the trade agreement between the EU and Japan
The free trade agreement between Japan and the EU pushes for more liberalisation - including for the water industry.
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7-Jun-2018 AöW
AöW-Position on the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Japan
AöW highlights the concerns of public water management in Germany.
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7-Jun-2018 Times Higher Education
How global trade deals could impact universities
Unions and universities worry that agreements could leave them vulnerable to for-profit competition and entrench privatisation.
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4-Jun-2018 AFTINET
Veolia loses ISDS case against Egypt – after six years and millions in costs
Veolia has finally lost its claim against Egypt over a waste management contract dispute in which they claimed compensation for an increase in the minimum wage under a new labour law.
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16-May-2018
Sri Lanka FTAs: stupidity or treachery?
The President of Sri Lanka expressed that his government will safeguard the local industrialists. In several occasions, he has mentioned that the government does not want to go for trade agreements that are deleterious to the country’s economy. However, in January this year, the president was seated in the high chair clapping when the bilateral trade agreement with Singapore is signed, which liberalized the country’s service sector effectively for the first time.
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14-May-2018 Daily Mirror
Govt. responds to Sri Lanka-Singapore FTA detractors
In response to concerns raised by some professional associations last week concerning the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA), the Development Strategies and International Trade Ministry in a detailed response said the movement of natural persons from Singapore has not been opened except for intra-corporate transferees in senior management and business visitors linked to investments.
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7-May-2018 La Diaria
Uruguay - Frente Amplio decidió que el Ejecutivo no firme más TLC “de última generación”
El ministro Astori dijo que “lamenta” que no se respalde la política de apertura del gobierno.
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3-May-2018 La Diaria
Uruguay - TLC con Chile: olvídense de la transformación de la matriz productiva
La derecha, unánimemente, apoya el TLC Chile-Uruguay y el ingreso de Uruguay al Tratado de Cooperación de Patentes (TCP); el propio TLC con Chile “insta” a Uruguay a realizar los máximos esfuerzos para ingresar a dicho tratado. En la izquierda tenemos distintas visiones.
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19-Apr-2018 Revista Pueblos
Impactos de la nueva oleada de acuerdos comerciales en los servicios públicos: Estado mínimo, mercado máximo
En los últimos años hemos comenzado a discutir sobre instrumentos que, bajo la engañosa idea de modernidad, representan una nueva ofensiva por asegurar cada vez más la presencia del mercado en todas las esferas de la vida de las personas y limitar el espacio soberano para las políticas públicas en favor de las mayorías sociales.
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18-Apr-2018 Observatoire des Multinationales
Chassée du Gabon, Veolia saisit une nouvelle fois l’arbitrage international
Le groupe français a décidé une nouvelle fois, après l’avoir fait contre l’Argentine, l’Égypte ou encore la Lituanie, de saisir un tribunal arbitral international.
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21-Mar-2018 OMAL
La Unión Europea, epicentro de la nueva oleada de tratados de comercio e inversión
La UE quiere abrir nuevos mercados con un tratado comercial cada seis meses”: así de avaricioso se expresó recientemente Jyrki Katainen, vicepresidente de la Comisión Europea, ante el Consejo Atlántico en Washington, un lobby corporativo influyente en las relaciones transatlánticas.
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20-Mar-2018 The Korea Times
Korea, China to expand FTA to service and investment
With Korea and China set to start negotiations to expand the scope of their bilateral trade agreement to services and investment this week, experts say it could be a meaningful opening of the door to China’s $1 trillion services market.
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7-Mar-2018 The Slovak Spectator
Slovakia payment to Dutch company overturned
Slovakia will no longer have to compensate Achmea B.V., the shareholder of Union ZP health insurer, for €22 million in damage.
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27-Feb-2018 AK Europa
Study “ASSESS TiSA”
The study clearly shows that the official impact assessments of the European Commission are fundamentally based on a biased understanding of regulation.
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26-Feb-2018 IUF
The battle over TiSA: when everything is a service, a Trade in Services Agreement affects everyone
A new report reveals the scope of the corporate power grab through a close examination of TiSA’s potential impact on workers across the IUF sectors and TiSA’s broader implications for the labour movement, society and democratic governance.
