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Commission faces EU court battle over secret TTIP documents
14-Oct-2016 EurActiv
The European Commission faces an EU court battle to keep secret its lawyers’ analysis on whether the controversial investor-state-dispute (ISDS) clause in draft trade deals with the USA and Canada is illegal.
Is Argentina looking for reconciliation with ISDS?
14-Oct-2016 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
In a quite short period the new government, led by the recently elected President Mauricio Macri, has turned around its foreign policy and alignments.
Push for trade pact will polarise BRICS nations, warns S. Africa
14-Oct-2016 The Hindu
An immediate push for a BRICS Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will polarise heavily-industrialised and lesser-industrialised nations within the five-member grouping, warned South African trade and industry minister.
TiSA - bilateral market access request by the European Union (June 2016)
14-Oct-2016 WikiLeaks
As leaked by WikiLeaks
TiSA - draft annex on localisation provisions (June 2016)
14-Oct-2016 WikiLeaks
As leaked by WikiLeaks
TiSA - draft annex on financial services (27 June 2016)
14-Oct-2016 WikiLeaks
As leaked by WikiLeaks
German Court on CETA: Important success for our democratic rights!
13-Oct-2016 Stop TTIP
The Germany’s Constitutional Court’s decision on CETA is an important success in the fight against the EU’s free trade machinery
Belgian local parliament votes to block Canada trade deal
13-Oct-2016 EU Observer
Members of the parliament of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels voted a resolution that could block the signing of the EU-Canada free trade deal, Ceta.
Backdoor for investor-state disputes in TiSA
13-Oct-2016 Australian Institute of International Affairs
There is a loophole that may allow private investors to bring a dispute against states.
Open letter to ambassadors (in India) of RCEP negotiating countries by Delhi Network of Positive People
13-Oct-2016 Don’t trade our lives away
Member countries must consider the impact of RCEP on access to medicines in developing countries
Australia, Singapore to sign updated free trade deal
13-Oct-2016 Xinhua
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is in Canberra on a three-day visit to strengthen the ties with Australia, is set to sign the updated FTA.
Mercosur to consider trade deal with United Kingdom
13-Oct-2016 EurActiv
The EU and South America’s Mercosur bloc could strike a free trade deal within two years. After Brexit, Mercosur would be open to a separate trade deal with the UK.
German court rejects emergency appeal to block EU-Canada trade deal
13-Oct-2016 Thomson Reuters
Germany’s Constitutional Court gave the green light for the government to approve an ambitious trade accord between the European Union and Canada under certain conditions.
European Commission paralysed over data flows in TiSA trade deal
12-Oct-2016 EurActiv
European Commission officials have struck a deal that could put a clause guaranteeing international data flows into a trade agreement with 22 countries outside the bloc, including the United States and Australia.
Joint Interpretative Declaration on CETA: unpacking the “clarifications” on investment protection
12-Oct-2016 S2B
The Joint Interpretative Declaration on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) reaffirms that investors can bypass the domestic court systems and will enjoy ample rights without any obligations.
Germany’s top court hears challenge to EU-Canada trade deal
12-Oct-2016 Reuters
Germany’s Constitutional Court began hearing a legal challenge to a planned EU-Canada free trade deal that could paralyze the accord.
Uruguay to sign free trade deal with China
12-Oct-2016 Latin America Herald Tribune
Uruguay intends to strengthen its trade relations with China through a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
India trade talks heating up, but ex-envoy cautions: ‘we’ve been to the altar before’
12-Oct-2016 The Hill Times
The Liberals’ relative flexibility on investor-state dispute systems and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and an expected visit to India by the PM, may help to move talks along.
S. Korea, Costa Rica agree to strive for early conclusion of FTA negotiations
12-Oct-2016 Yonhap
The leaders of South Korea and Costa Rica agreed Wednesday to strive for an early conclusion of free trade negotiations between the Asian nation and six Central American countries
The Aids revolution is why Asean, India and China must resist controls on generic drugs
11-Oct-2016 South China Morning Post
Affordable generics have transformed medical treatment, yet intellectual property provisions in a China-led regional trade deal could block access to life-saving drugs for millions in Africa and Asia