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India, EU free-trade talks stall despite 49% FDI in insurance
14-Jul-2014 Livemint
Talks between India and the European Union for a free-trade agreement are unlikely to take off any time soon, even though the new government has met a key EU demand by raising the ceiling for foreign direct investment in insurance companies to 49%.
EJN condemns EPA
13-Jul-2014 Spy Ghana
The Economic Justice Network of Ghana unequivocally condemns the decision of the West African leaders to approve the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union.
Australia-Japan FTA (2014)
13-Jul-2014 DFAT
Overcoming Transatlantic differences on intellectual property: IPR and the TTIP negotiations
13-Jul-2014 EPRS
A report from the European Parliament Research Service
China-US: Timetable laid out for investment treaty talks
13-Jul-2014 China Daily
The two-day high-level dialogue between China and the United States has led to a timetable for talks on a bilateral investment treaty
Commission publishes state of play of TTIP negotiations ahead of the 6th round of the negotiations
12-Jul-2014 DG Trade
The European Commission has published a "state of play" of the US-EU trade negotiations ahead of the 6th round of talks scheduled to take place in Brussels on 14-18 July 2014.
Supporters of investment arbitration launch EU think tank
11-Jul-2014 Global Arbitration Review
Corporate counsel and practitioners in Europe have formed a non-profit association to promote the benefits of investor-state arbitration and influence EU policy on investment protection.
ECOWAS leaders approve Economic Partnership Agreement with EU
11-Jul-2014 GBC
The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government have approved the Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU.
Pending Colombia-UK investment pact ‘undermines democracy and peace prospects’
11-Jul-2014 Colombia Reports
The United Kingdom’s Parliament was expected to ratify an international investment treaty with Colombia Thursday that critics claim jeopardizes Colombian reform attempts and the future of the South American nation’s ongoing peace process with the FARC rebel group, reported the The Guardian newspaper.
EFF: We join dozens of organizations and businesses to protest TPP copyright proposals
11-Jul-2014 EFF
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and its partners in the global Our Fair Deal coalition join together with an even more diverse international network of creators, innovators, start-ups, educators, libraries, archives and users to release two new open letters to negotiators of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Juncker states his opposition to fracking
10-Jul-2014 ENDS Europe
Asked about the trade deal the Commission is currently negotiating with the US, which campaigners fear will allow private companies to challenge the EU’s environmental rules, Mr Juncker stressed that the normal, publicly accountable, court system should be used instead of private courts or arbitration panels.
US and EU unions criticise transatlantic trade deal
10-Jul-2014 FT
The largest trade unions in the US and EU are calling for protections for online privacy and the dropping of special protections for foreign investors as part of a long series of demands to secure their backing for a transatlantic trade pact.
China, US to start negative list BIT negotiations
10-Jul-2014 Xinhua
China and the United States are likely to conclude the first phase of Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) talks soon and start substantive negotiations on the negative list
Farmers protest China FTA in Seoul
10-Jul-2014 Yonhap
Thousands of South Korean farmers rallied in Seoul on Thursday, protesting Chinese demands for more access to the local agricultural market as part of a planned free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea.
AFL-CIO and ETUC issue "Declaration of Joint Principles"
10-Jul-2014 ETUC
Ahead of the 6th round of EU-US trade negotiations taking place next week in Brussels, the US and European trade unions AFL-CIO and ETUC have issued a "Declaration of Joint Principles".
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft EU energy proposal (June 2014)
9-Jul-2014 Washington Post
TISA - Financial Services annex (draft, April 2014)
9-Jul-2014 WikiLeaks
Thailand agrees to sign deal on more services
9-Jul-2014 Bernama
The Thai military junta has given the green light for the country to sign an agreement on the services sector among Asean members in another 24 services, as well as to sign the Asean-India Free Trade Agreement on the services sector during the upcoming Asean Economic Ministers meeting in Myanmar on Aug 24-26.
EU/Singapore FTA on track despite advances by Eurosceptics in poll
9-Jul-2014 Today
The process to finalise and implement the free trade agreement between Singapore and the European Union will not be affected by the European Parliament elections in May that saw a larger number seats won by Eurosceptic parties, says EU Ambassador Dr Michael Pulch.
Joseph Stiglitz warns on ‘free’ trade deals
9-Jul-2014 Finance News Network
"I think all countries that are a part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement ought to worry," says former World Bank Chief Economist and Nobel Prize Winner, Professor Joseph Stiglitz