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Belgium’s Wallonia vetoes Brussels’ approval of EU-Canada free trade deal
14-Apr-2016 Sputnik
The government of Wallonia (French-speaking Belgian region) has refused to ratify the EU-Canada free trade agreement approved by the Belgian cabinet, the region’s minister-president said.
4600 Austrian jobs at risk from TTIP deal
14-Apr-2016 The Local
As many as 4600 jobs could be lost in Austria as a result of the proposed TTIP trade agreement between Europe and the US.
Romania will veto the EU-Canada trade deal
14-Apr-2016 EurActiv
Romania will not ratify the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada, as an angry reaction to the refusal by Ottawa to lift the visa requirement of its nationals.
French court rules in favor of Russia’s Roscosmos in Yukos assets seizure case
14-Apr-2016 Moscow Times
Russian space agency Roscosmos has won a court action in France concerning $700 million in payments owed to the company, which were seized by French authorities.
EU-Mercosur talks — EU plans 78,000 tons offer
13-Apr-2016 Politico
The EU is planning to offer the South American trade bloc an annual import quota of 78,000 tons of hormone-free beef.
Mexican president says wants to adopt rules from EU-US trade deal
13-Apr-2016 Reuters
Mexican President backed a planned free trade deal between the European Union and the United States known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), saying his country could also adopt it.
EU agricultural cooperative urges ministers to ’reject outright’ Latin American free trade talks
13-Apr-2016 Farming UK
Copa & Cogeca have urged EU Ministers to ’reject outright’ an EU Commission offer on agriculture which includes sensitive agriculture products in the free trade talks with the Latin American trade bloc Mercosur.
France seizes $ 1 billion in Russian state assets
13-Apr-2016 Politico
France has seized $700 million in Russian state assets at the initiative of former Yukos shareholders.
America’s beef with Aussie farmers over Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal
12-Apr-2016 News.com.au
American food and agriculture groups want to cut Australia out of their export markets.
Negotiation strategy shift: India, Australia could seal deal in services first, goods later
12-Apr-2016 Financial Express
India and Australia could clinch a deal in services and investments earlier than one in goods under the proposed FTA, potentially marking a departure from the past strategy of concluding goods negotiations first.
China seeks free trade pact with East Africa region
12-Apr-2016 The East African
China is negotiating for the creation of a free trade agreement with the EAC.
EU, Mercosur move forward on trade talks
12-Apr-2016 Buenos Aires Herald
Blocs will exchange offers on the second week of May, followed by meeting in Montevideo.
CETA ratification hangs in doubt over visa-free travel dispute
11-Apr-2016 EurActiv
The ratification the EU-Canada trade agreement hangs in doubt due to the refusal of Canada to introduce reciprocity with EU countries on visa policy, by lifting the visa requirement for Bulgarians and Romanians.
High Court the final authority? Think again
11-Apr-2016 Sidney Morning Herald
US mining company Nucoil is using a free trade agreement to put pressure on the Australian government to pay compensation over cancelled licences.
Beijing seeks free trade agreement talks with European Union
11-Apr-2016 Ecns
Beijing wants Brussels to set the ambitious goal of launching free trade agreement talks in a bid to maximize the potential benefits for both sides while China implements its new five-year (2016-20) social and economic program.
This is a really dumb way to fix poverty
11-Apr-2016 Huffington Post
Hint: it involves taking money from poor people.
Diet erupts in outrage as ex-minister’s TPP manuscript reveals details Abe kept under wraps
8-Apr-2016 The Japan Times
A manuscript of memoirs authored by former farm minister Koya Nishikawa reveals details of what went on in negotiations behind closed doors.
TPP dumping on U.S. dairy farmers
8-Apr-2016 IATP
U.S. dairy processors are dumping millions of gallons of raw milk into sewers. Yet the USDA projected a 20 percent increase in U.S. dairy imports by 2025 due to TPP rules.
EU deal yet to bear fruit for Ukrainian exporters
8-Apr-2016 Reuters
Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the European Union was meant to lure the bread basket of the former Soviet Union away from its longstanding ties with Russia by offering better access to the EU market.
Bolivia could have free trade agreement with EU
8-Apr-2016 Fresh Plaza
Representative sectors in Bolivia are increasingly more interested in resuming bilateral free trade negotiations with the European Union.