Negociaciones
Firmado el acuerdo de libre comercio entre la Unión Europea y Japón
20-jul-2018República Algunas organizaciones ven varios problemas con este tipo de acuerdos, como la prioridad que se otorga a los beneficios económicos de las grandes compañías, perjudicando a la seguridad alimentaria, a la salud y al medioambiente.
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20-jul-2018 Reforma
Abrirán TPP-11 a nuevos socios en 2019
El CP-TPP o TPP-11 se abrirá a las negociaciones para el ingreso de nuevos países socios, como Colombia y el Reino Unido, en el 2019. -
20-jul-2018 ICTSD
US, African officials prepare for post-AGOA trade future
The United States wants to pave the way for a free trade agreement between Washington and sub-Saharan African countries. -
20-jul-2018 Global Times
China-EU investment, trade cooperation can provide new paradigm for world
China and the EU are moving fast toward completing a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), given the two sides’ desire to increase their investment in each other’s markets. -
20-jul-2018 Xinhua
Morocco, EU finalize new fisheries agreement
Morocco and the European Union have finalized a new fisheries agreement. -
20-jul-2018 Pulse
Schindler seeks $264 mn ISD suit vs Korean gov over Hyundai Elevator
Schindler filed a notice of intent for arbitration on July 11. Under the ISD procedure, if the issue is not resolved through settlement in 90 days, the investor can take the case to the international tribunal. -
20-jul-2018 Channel News Asia
Singapore ratifies new trans-pacific trade deal
Singapore ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), becoming the third nation to do so after Mexico and Japan -
20-jul-2018 APWLD
Peoples movements reject the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
More than 80 participants representing trade union, farmers, indigenous peoples, health and patients networks, women’s organisations, academia and civil society organisations from the region have gathered in Thailand on the sidelines of the 23rd round of RCEP negotiations. -
20-jul-2018 Terre-net
L’Argentine vise un accord commercial en septembre
L’Union européenne et les pays du Mercosur pourraient parvenir d’ici le mois de septembre à un accord politique sur le traité de libre-échange qu’ils négocient depuis 20 ans. -
20-jul-2018 Reuters
EU-Mercosur trade talks targeting September finale: Argentina
A free trade agreement between the European Union and Latin American bloc Mercosur is close to being concluded, with a final push over the line seen by early September. -
20-jul-2018 Bangkok Post
Trade deals putting health at risk
A leaked draft of the negotiating text has revealed some proposed harmful intellectual property provisions that could undermine access to price-lowering, generic medicines, and thus, life-saving treatment to millions of people.más
Cuestiones claves
La criminalización de los niños migrantes, la violación de los derechos como estrategia de control migratorio
21-jul-2018 alainetEn el contexto de las políticas estadounidenses de “tolerancia cero” a la migración irregular, la separación de miles de familias y el confinamiento en centros de detención de cientos de niños migrantes forzados por parte del actual gobierno norteamericano y su presidente implica de facto la transgresión de diversos órdenes jurídicos (nacionales e internacionales).
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18-jul-2018 AFL-CIO
US trade deals mean justice for some, not justice for all
Those with the means to become international wheeler-dealers can access ISDS. The rest of us have to rely on public courts—the same ones that investors say are “inadequate” to handle their needs. That’s not fair, and that’s not right. -
16-jul-2018 The East African
Rwanda faces suit over cancelled mining concession
Rwanda faces an international arbitration suit filed by two American firms contesting the cancellation of their mining concession. -
12-jul-2018 Alainet
The separation of migrant families: cruelty as a migration policy
In an accentuated anti-immigrant context of clear criminalization of Central Americans and Mexicans without migratory documents in their attempt to enter the US, measures on the separation of thousands of families (most of them from Central America) are the new face of the racist nationalism of the American government and its current president. -
4-jul-2018 IISD
Matière à réflexion : peser la santé et l’investissement à l’ère de la nouvelle pandémie
Un affrontement potentiel entre les accords commerciaux et d’investissement et les mesures de santé publique pourrait impacter réglementations sur les produits alimentaires et les boissons néfastes. -
3-jul-2018 IISD
Food for Thought: Weighing up health and investment in the age of the new pandemic
A potential collision course between trade and investment agreements and public health measures could impact countries’ regulations of unhealthy food and drinks. -
3-jul-2018 Vaaju
Enagás demands an arbitration against Peru before ICSID
Enagás has requested a proceeding before the ICSID against the Peruvian state after negotiating for six months without success to reach a friendly agreement in relation to the company’s investment in the Peruvian South Gas Management Project.más
Textos de los acuerdos
1ro-jun-2018
| EU-ACP post-Cotonou agreement: Negotiating mandate (May 2018)
As released by the ACP Secretariat
28-may-2018
| Horizontal provisions for cross-border data flows and for personal data protection (in EU trade and investment agreements)
As released by the European Commission
22-may-2018
| EU-Australia FTA: Negotiating directives (May 2018)
As released by the European Council
22-may-2018
| EU-New Zealand FTA: Negotiating directives (May 2018)
As released by the European Council
Comentarios
21-jul-2018 South Korea-EU FTA’s poisonous articles
Beau: Thanks for finally talking about > :: Across the board :: visit here</a>20-jul-2018 Secrecy in RCEP trade deal threatens Asian democracies
Manifesto2000: Any contract with hidden provisions is eligible to be declared null and void under common law of contract. These phoney trade deals are not15-jul-2018 RCEP trade round: Singapore host privileges business over people’s rights
Ashwin Thapa: Strange ,its disgusting,in our issue and in our Deserving Rights,for what the Businessman making the Business,its quite clear of Businessman