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Call for solidarity and participation! People’s summit against FTAs and RCEP
15-Jul-2017 Focus on the Global South
22-26 July 2017. Hyderabad, India.
EU-Japan FTA - draft chapters (July 2017)
14-Jul-2017 European Commission
19 draft chapters, as released by the European Commission
TPP states agree new framework needed to implement pact without U.S.
14-Jul-2017 Japan Times
The chief negotiators of the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership countries agreed to aim to put the regional free trade deal into force under a new framework.
Canada blinks in face of US/Pharma pressure
14-Jul-2017 Info Justice
The cool reasoning of the Canadian Supreme Court does not acknowledge or reference “external” pressures or the Eli Lilly v. Canada ISDS case. However, courts do not decide cases in a vacuum. This case seems to have been decided in a pressure cooker.
India-China trade talks deadlocked
14-Jul-2017 The Hindu
Trade talks between India and China remained deadlocked with neither side willing to offer concessions to end the impasse, official sources said.
China, New Zealand resume free trade upgrade talks
14-Jul-2017 Tax-news
Representatives from the two countries met in Beijing to discuss matters such as technical trade barriers, rules of origin, customs procedures and trade facilitation.
’Don’t make decisions about us, without us’
13-Jul-2017 Al Jazeera
Free trade agreements scripted by powerful governments and corporations destroy rural areas. Peasants will resist them!
Unifor-UAW statement on auto and the re-negotiation of NAFTA
13-Jul-2017 UAW
It’s essential for auto workers in the United States and Canada to not be persuaded by those who wish to portray Mexican auto workers as the problem. Workers in every country have the right to to seek a higher standard of living.
USTR formally demands negotiation to revise FTA with Korea
13-Jul-2017 Korea Herald
The United States formally notified South Korea that it wants to start the process of revising the free trade agreement between the two countries, the office of the US Trade Representative said.
No RCEP Campaign: Stop trading away human rights
13-Jul-2017 APWLD
The ’No RCEP’ campaign urges governments to consider the adverse impact of the mega free trade agreement
Ukraine Association Agreement deal sealed ahead of Kyiv summit
12-Jul-2017 EurActiv
After years of delay, the EU formally approved the Association Agreement with Ukraine.
UN agrees to start work on multilateral reform of investment dispute settlement
12-Jul-2017 European Commission
The United Nations has agreed to initiate work on possible multilateral reform of investment dispute settlement including the possible establishment of a multilateral investment court.
Small business leaders to Trump: in renegotiating NAFTA, end unfair competitive edge for multinational companies over US small businesses
12-Jul-2017 Green America
100 small businesses: NAFTA currently privileges multinational corporations over U.S. small business unfairly under “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” preferential treatment.
Negotiating objectives regarding modernization of NAFTA - written submission of Cargill
12-Jul-2017 Cargill
Cargill urges the Administration to seek improvements to NAFTA in the following four areas: market access; non-tariff barriers and technical barriers to trade; customs and trade facilitation; and enforcement and dispute settlement.
Cabinet approves interpretative notes between India, Bangladesh
12-Jul-2017 Business Standard
The JIN includes the definition of investor and investment, exclusion of taxation measures, Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET), National Treatment (NT) and Most Favoured Nation (MFN) treatment, expropriation, essential security interests and settlement of disputes between an investor and a contracting party,
Commission postpones mandate for Australia and New Zealand trade talks
12-Jul-2017 Politico
The European Commission has postponed the release of its proposals for trade talks with Australia and New Zealand to the fall, a senior official told the European Parliament’s trade committee.
White House continues its Asia-Pacific outreach
12-Jul-2017 Politico
US and Philippines officials met in Manila under their Trade and Investment Framework Agreement to discuss eliminating trade barriers and promoting increased bilateral trade
PH bats for conclusion of 2 major ASEAN FTA deals
12-Jul-2017 Manila Bulletin
The Philippines, which chairs ASEAN this year, is looking at the conclusion of two major free trade deals – ASEAN-Hong Kong and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
Campaign reveals TiSA threat to jobs and rights
11-Jul-2017 ITF
A new campaign to be launched by the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) reveals the threat to jobs and workers’ rights posed by the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA).
Indonesia-Iran agree to finalize trade negotiation in 2017
11-Jul-2017 Antara News
Indonesia and Iran have agreed to finalize negotiation on the Preferential Trade Agreement by the end of 2017, to expand access and diversify of exported products to non-traditional markets.