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EU MPs back Australia, NZ trade deals
13-Oct-2017 SBS
The European Parliament’s trade committee has voted 30 to five in favour of starting trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand.
Multilateral Investment Court: an utterly flawed and unjust system
12-Oct-2017 EurActiv
The European Commission’s plans for a Multilateral Investment Court sanctions a biased and ineffective arbitration system, leaving people and the environment exposed to international investors’ whims.
Burundi Government urges EU to remove sanctions
11-Oct-2017 All Africa
First-vice speaker of Burundi Senate said Burundi will not have the courage to ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement in the context of economic sanctions imposed against it.
Mexico, Mercosur deals at stake if not concluded in 2017, EU warns
10-Oct-2017 EurActiv
If the EU fails to complete trade deals with Mexico and Mercosur by the end of this year, upcoming elections in Brazil and Mexico could complicate the conclusion of the agreements.
Transatlantic convergence of preferential trade agreements environmental clauses
10-Oct-2017 Cambridge
The United States and the European Union include several environmental clauses in their respective preferential trade agreements.
India, EU fail to fix date to relaunch trade pact talks
9-Oct-2017 The Hindu
India and the European Union failed to fix a date to re-launch negotiations on the proposed bilateral Free Trade Agreement, or a timeline to successfully conclude the talks that “were temporarily put on hold in summer 2013.”
Group of NGOs reject ASEAN-EU free trade pact
9-Oct-2017 Antara
A group of non-governmental organizations in the regions reject free trade agreement between ASEAN and the European Union.
Joint communique of the 6th meeting of the ESA-EU Interim EPA Committee
6-Oct-2017 European Commission
The sixth meeting of the EPA Committee under the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA) between the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region and the EU was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar on 02-03 October 2017.
Biofuels emerge as burning issue in EU-Mercosur talks
5-Oct-2017 EurActiv
Biofuels have emerged as a make-or-break issue in the EU’s negotiations with South American trading bloc Mercosur, and EU farmers fear they will be left to fend off stronger competition in a shrinking market.
TiSA impact assessment report ignores crucial human rights concerns
5-Oct-2017 EDRi
A report to evaluate how TiSA’s provisions could affect economic, social and human rights, which was published in July 2017, fails to address several key fundamental rights concerns.
EU and Canada settle cattle battle at the WTO
4-Oct-2017 Reuters
The settlement of the dispute at the WTO, which began in 1996, was facilitated by a liberalization of trade under the EU/Canada Comprehensive Economic and Free Trade Agreement (CETA).
Ireland and France furious with EU over plan to import more beef from Brazil
4-Oct-2017 Daily Express
The European Union (EU) is facing a stinging attack from Ireland and France after Europe moved to open up the lucrative beef market to Brazil.
EU-Indonesia FTA - draft chapters (EU proposals, Sep 2017)
3-Oct-2017 European Commission
17 draft chapters, as released by the European Commission
India, European Union may form joint group on FTA
3-Oct-2017 The Indian Express
The 14th India-EU Summit aims to deepen the India-EU Strategic Partnership and advance collaboration in priority areas, a Ministry of External Affairs statement said.
Opportunities and benefits of CETA for Canada’s oil and gas exporters
3-Oct-2017 Government of Canada
How will CETA benefit Canadian oil and gas product exporters?
EU and Mexico conclude fifth round of trade negotiations with good progress made
3-Oct-2017 European Commission
In total 21 negotiating groups met, including on trade in goods, services, technical barriers to trade and sustainable development.
Asean revives FTA talks with Europe
2-Oct-2017 Inquirer
A working group representing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the European Union (EU) would meet to explore the possibility of having a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two large economic blocs, a top official said.
East Africa: Fate of trade deal expected in Nov
2-Oct-2017 All Africa
A decision on whether all the East African Community partner states will sign the European Union-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will be known in November during the Heads of State Summit.
La filière viande demande l’exclusion totale de la viande bovine de cet accord
2-Oct-2017 Web Agri
Interbev et la FNB s’offusquent de la proposition de la Commission européenne d’octroyer un contingent tarifaire annuel de 70 000 tonnes de viande bovine dans le cadre des négociations commerciales avec les pays du Mercosur.
EU-EAC Economic partnership negotiation underway in Brussels
29-Sep-2017 Journal du Cameroun
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni who is also the current chairman of the East African Community (EAC) arrives in Brussels, Belgium with a delegation from the EAC member states to discuss the issue of the Economic Partnership Agreements.