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TTIP: EU and US vow to speed up talks on trade deal
29-Feb-2016 The Guardian
Negotiators confirm they hope to reach agreement on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership by end of year.
Is TTIP in crisis?
26-Feb-2016 DW
The free trade negotiations between the EU and the US in Brussels this week are not going well. This time the Americans are dragging their feet, and there’s talk of a trimmed-down version of TTIP.
France seeks guarantees for national sovereignty in adoption of TTIP
26-Feb-2016 EurActiv
Paris has argued that the transatlantic trade deal should have to be approved by the EU’s national parliaments before it can take effect, not just the European institutions.
Poland says to cancel bilateral investment treaties
26-Feb-2016 Global Post
EU member Poland wants to cancel its bilateral investment treaties (BITS) on the basis of which foreign investors have lodged claims worth nearly a billion euros in international arbitration.
Mercosur makes EU free trade offer before French visit
26-Feb-2016 EurActiv
South American bloc Mercosur is offering to open up 93% of its trade to competition from the European Union to seal a long-sought free-trade deal.
Mozilla, EFF, and Creative Commons call for more openness in trade negotiations
25-Feb-2016 Ars Technica
Browser maker Mozilla, digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Creative Commons have called for more openness in global trade agreements.
EU poultry sector concerned about TTIP deal
25-Feb-2016 World Poultry
Representatives of the European poultry industry are increasingly expressing concerns about the upcoming free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States.
EU told ExxonMobil that TTIP would aid global expansion, documents reveal
25-Feb-2016 The Guardian
Trade chief told oil giant in secret talks that free trade deal could address its concerns over regulations restricting activities in developing countries.
Venezuela, Gold Reserve to settle arbitration dispute with joint venture
25-Feb-2016 Reuters
Venezuela and Canadian mining company Gold Reserve signed a memorandum of understanding to settle a protracted arbitration dispute over a gold concession.
German SMEs join forces to resist TTIP
24-Feb-2016 DW
TTIP aims to spur growth and create jobs on both sides of the Atlantic, but there are doubts among some small and midsized businesses in Germany.
Copyright revisions under TPP must take cultural development into consideration
24-Feb-2016 The Mainichi
If copyrights are excessively protected, it could hinder creative work. Some people have expressed concerns that this could have a chilling effect on creators.
Canada and Hong Kong FIPA signed: A boost to the bilateral business relation
24-Feb-2016 Lexology
FIPA sets out respective rights and reciprocal binding obligations for Canada and Hong Kong, including non-discriminatory treatment, minimum standard of treatment and dispute resolutions rules.
Mercosur delays free-trade offer to EU
23-Feb-2016 Buenos Aires Herald
The reason for the delay of the exchange of offers lies on the EU request for the Mercosur bloc to increase the total trade volume to be included in the final agreement.
NAFTA wind energy dispute ramps up
23-Feb-2016 ICTSD
The case concerns a moratorium imposed in 2011 by the Canadian province of Ontario on offshore wind energy generation projects, citing public concerns and scientific uncertainties about the health, safety, and environmental effects.
Outlook for the EU-SADC economic partnership agreement
23-Feb-2016 Food Security Portal
New trade stemming from the EPA will not be very extensive, and any poverty reduction effects will also likely be quite small.
The TPP kills
22-Feb-2016 ALAI
It’s no joke. The consequence that the Transpacific Treaty on Economic Cooperation (the English acronym for which is the TPP) recently signed by 12 countries in the Pacific Ocean, including Mexico, Peru and Chile on this side of the Pond, has on access to medicines is brutal.
The real danger in TPP
22-Feb-2016 CNN
This threat to the law and to democratic processes has no place in a 21st century trade agreement and should be removed before these agreements can be seriously considered.
Farmers fear for their future as new TTIP round opens
22-Feb-2016 EurActiv
As negotiators prepare for the 12th round of TTIP talks, the crisis in French agriculture is compounding the sector’s fears over the trade deal.
The European Union–West Africa economic partnership agreement
22-Feb-2016 IFPRI
The benefits of the EPA between the EU and WA’s countries appear small, if not negative for West African countries.
Aquino warned: Do not let PH fall into TPP pit
22-Feb-2016 IBON
IBON said that President Aquino should primarily push for the people and the nation’s interests. The President should not allow the TPP to exploit the country’s natural resources and industries.