11-Jan-2016
Irish Farmers Journal
Ireland will become one of the first EU regions to export beef to Canada as part of the CETA trade agreement.
11-Jan-2016
Huffington Post
Canadian company TransCanada’s announcement that it will sue the American people for $15 billion perfectly illustrates how today’s corporate-empowering trade policies threaten the way democracy is supposed to work.
8-Jan-2016
eNews Park Forest
‘The idea that some trade agreement should force us to overheat the planet’s atmosphere is, quite simply, insane.’
8-Jan-2016
Eurasia Review
Venezuela doesn’t want investment treaties anymore if they give investors the right to drag the country before a commercial court. “The system has been set up to break down the nation-state.”
8-Jan-2016
Washington Times
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce came out in support of the Obama administration’s free-trade deal with Pacific rim nations.
7-Jan-2016
Collectif Stop Tafta
La cohabitation entre le régime international de commerce et d’investissement actuel et l’ambition prétendue de lutter contre le changement climatique est impossible.
7-Jan-2016
The Globe and Mail
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intends to play an activist role in promoting Canadian business and investment with a major trade mission to China and India and a keynote address to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
7-Jan-2016
The Jakarta Post
Upholding human rights and democratic values is not in the interests of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), since member states are driven only by market-oriented goals.
7-Jan-2016
Original media release on GACA, SA
Saudi Arabia Bans all flights to and from Iran
The country cuts all commercial ties with Iran following attacks on its embassy in Tehran as tensions in the region grow.
Sunni-led Saudi Arabia claims the killing was part of a war on terrorism – but it has sparked protests among Shia Muslims throughout the region. In response to attacks on its diplomatic missions, Saudi has ordered all Iranian diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours.
Sunni allies Bahrain, Sudan and United Arab Emirates have also severed or reduced diplomatic ties with Iran.
Their intervention represents another escalation in tension between the two branches of Islam.