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EU ruling could complicate new trade deals - including UK’s
17-May-2017 NZ Herald
If all parliaments in member states have to approve international trade deals, future trade deals may take even longer than they already do to come to fruition.
Singapore trade deal cannot be concluded by EU alone, ECJ rules
16-May-2017 EurActiv
The European Union will have to secure approval from national parliaments in order to finalise a free trade deal with Singapore. The bloc’s top court ruled that the agreement in “its current form” cannot be handled by the Commission acting alone.
European Union woos Tanzania to sign trade deal
15-May-2017 The East African
The European Union has invited the government of Tanzania for dialogue over the Economic Partnership Agreement impasse that has threatened to derail the trade pact between the bloc and the East African Community member countries.
Romanian MEP points out ‘green contradiction’ of organic trade deal
15-May-2017 EurActiv
A recent trade deal on organic products between the EU and Chile has sparked a discussion regarding the carbon footprint of organic products transportation.
OMG! TTIP, JEFTA, CEPA are DOA
15-May-2017 Politico
Brussels wants to avoid ‘toxic’ names that make trade deals unpalatable.
EU opens door to Canada’s dirty oil
12-May-2017 EurActiv
The decision bears the hallmark of the CETA free trade deal between Canada and the EU. Dirty oil has been given a clean label.
EU court slams EU Commission for blocking anti-TTIP movement
11-May-2017 DW
The General Court of the European Union passed a ruling in support of public initiatives critical of EU legislation. The court said that movements like "Stop TTIP" could contribute to public debates on pressing issues.
Mexico-EU trade deal might exclude some agriculture goods -EU envoy
11-May-2017 CNBC
Mexico and the European Union might leave some agricultural goods out of a new free trade deal that they want to wrap up this year.
EU seeks political agreement on Japan trade deal by July
10-May-2017 Politico
Brussels hopes to seal its biggest trade deal by reaching a political agreement with Japan in early July.
Mexico, EU to wrap up new free trade negotiations by end of 2017
10-May-2017 Xinhua
Mexico and the European Union (EU) are expected to wrap up by the end of this year negotiations for a new free trade agreement to replace the one signed over 17 years ago.
Europe pushes Asia trade talks with eye on ultimate prize China
4-May-2017 Bloomberg
The flurry has seen the bloc starting or accelerating talks with countries as far afield as New Zealand and Japan. In Asia, though, China remains the outlier for the EU on a long-stalled investment pact, the precursor to an eventual trade deal.
Canada to see some ’modest’ gains from trade deal with Europe: budget watchdog
3-May-2017 CBC
’CETA will lead to some gains for Canada, but they will be modest,’ report concludes.
Trump’s poisoned TTIP chalice
2-May-2017 ECFR
The prospect of reopening trade talks with the US puts the European Union in an invidious position.
Negotiations this week on EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement
2-May-2017 European Commission
Negotiators discussed the EU’s reformed approach to investment protection and investment dispute resolution.
MAN cautions Fed Govt on EPA
2-May-2017 The Nation
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has again cautioned the Federal Government to be wary of the Economic Community of West African States – European Union Economic Partnership Agreement.
Abe discusses possibility of FTA with May
2-May-2017 Japan News
The two leaders confirmed the two nations will deepen their economic cooperation after Britain’s withdrawal from the EU.
US officials eye next steps on trade with Europe, Japan, NAFTA partners
28-Apr-2017 ICTSD
The past weeks have seen a flurry of trade activity in Washington and beyond, including a trip by US Vice President Mike Pence to Asia; meetings between top American and European trade officials; and an escalation in the US-Canada row over softwood lumber that could have implications for broader trade talks.
Malaysia-EU FTA talks to include palm oil resolutions
28-Apr-2017 Borneo Post
The free trade agreement negotiations between Malaysia and the European Union will include a discussion on the recent resolution by the EU parliament to phase out the use of certain vegetable oils.
EU to exclude financial services from post-Brexit deal
27-Apr-2017 EU Observer
The EU intends to exclude the financial services sector from a trade deal with the UK after Brexit, according to the latest tweaks in the EU’s draft negotiating guidelines.
The huge dumping of extra-EU exports of dairy products and to the EPAs of West Africa, SADC, CEMAC and EAC in 2016
25-Apr-2017 SOL
The EU has been pressuring the ACP countries (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) to sign and implement EPAs that would be destructive for these countries.