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These are the MEPs who voted for ignoring the CJEU

28-Nov-2025 Western Sahara Resource Watch
187 Parliamentarians voted to ignore the ruling of the CJEU, the interests of EU farmers, the rights of the EU consumers and the aspirations of the Saharawi people. Here they are.

Banking on data

27-Nov-2025 TNI
How the world’s tax havens became the data centres for the digital economy.
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China urges Gulf nations to seal free trade agreement

15-Dec-2025 The Business Standard
China’s foreign minister has pressed the Gulf Cooperation Council to conclude long-running talks on a free trade agreement with China, attributing the urgency to rising protectionism and unilateralism as free trade comes "under attack".

India–Mexico FTA talks begin amid looming tariff hikes

15-Dec-2025 The Economic Times
India and Mexico are discussing a free trade agreement. This comes as Mexico plans to impose new tariffs on imports from non-preferential partners like India. The terms of reference for the pact are expected soon. Both nations aim for mutually beneficial solutions. This move could strengthen bilateral trade ties and address concerns over rising duties.

Trump’s US-Malaysia deal: cementing extractivist colonialism

15-Dec-2025 Public Citizen
The recently unveiled US-Malaysia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade—signed by Donald Trump on October 26, 2025—is not just a trade pact; it’s a high-stakes, asymmetrical deal that prioritizes US strategic interests over Malaysia’s industrial sovereignty.

Report: US-Indonesia minerals deal threatens sovereignty, labor rights, and the environment

15-Dec-2025 Public Citizen
A new report released by Public Citizen and Indonesian environmental organization Satya Bumi exposes how the Trump administration has used the threat of sweeping tariffs to force Indonesia to accept an “agreement” that threatens to dismantle its hard-won progress toward reclaiming control of its mineral wealth — while allowing labor abuses, environmental destruction, and corporate impunity to continue.

Indonesia, Pakistan fast-track upgrade to CEPA by 2027

15-Dec-2025 ANTARA News
The leaders of Indonesia and Pakistan have agreed to establish a Joint Negotiation Committee (JNC) to upgrade the partnership from the Indonesia-Pakistan Preferential Trade Agreement (IP-PTA) to a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by 2027.

US trade deal with Indonesia at risk of collapse, US official says

15-Dec-2025 Reuters
Indonesia is reportedly backing away from key commitments made during the July deal, including the elimination of over 99% of tariffs on U.S. goods and the removal of non-tariff barriers. The official stated Indonesia is no longer willing to honor binding pledges—particularly on industrial, agricultural exports, and digital trade—potentially weakening the deal’s value compared to recent agreements with Malaysia and Cambodia.
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