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Peru – The TPP quandary and access to medicines
14-Apr-2016 El Comercio
Signing the TPP has provoked a debate on whether, when it comes into force, there will be a potential spike in medicines prices.
Costa Rica’s request to terminate Infinito Gold’s ICSID claim: brief reflections
14-Apr-2016 Rebelión
On 24 July 2015, Costa Rica requested the termination of the arbitral proceedings that the Canadian Mining company, Infinito Gold filed with the Centre for the Settlement of Disputes between Foreign Investors and States.
The TTIP: serious consequences for public health
14-Apr-2016 Nueva Tribuna
Private arbitral tribunals will be able to impose multi-million fines on States whose parliaments have dared to legislate without taking into account corporate expectations.
We oppose the negotiations of the EU-Mercosur FTA going forward
14-Apr-2016 CADTM
We, ATTAC Argentina, members of the CADTM – AYNA network, express our opposition to the negotiations, recently relaunched by the Mauricio Macri government, to sign a Free Trade Treaty (FTA) between the countries of Mercosur and the European Union.
France will drive the FTA with Mercosur but will protect agriculture
14-Apr-2016 El Observador
The French President, François Hollande, showed that he was politically in sync with the presidents of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, and Argentina, Mauricio Macri, and opened dialogue on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that Mercosur and the European Union are negotiating.
Mercosur and Unasur establish a platform for the joint purchase of medicines
14-Apr-2016 Nodal
The historic decision to break barriers to improve access to costly medicines was taken during the “First Extraordinary Meeting of the Ministers of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur).
The Mexican FTA that Macri wants for Argentina
14-Apr-2016 IADE
The tale of a disaster waiting to happen? Mauricio Macri promised to open up to imports. And there is no doubt that he will do this.
The transatlantic free trade treaty: the climate’s enemy
14-Apr-2016 Reporterre
Threats against environmental directives, legal arbitration against States, the growth of trade generating CO2… while discussions between the United States and the European Union continue, the author of this article demonstrates that this treaty is incompatible with the Paris Agreement on Climate.
Making the case for a French “agricultural carve out”
14-Apr-2016 Libération
We need to reconstruct a law that takes into account the particularities of the agricultures that we want to preserve on the model of cultural exception.
Lifting sanctions against Iran: a perfect opportunity for Japanese industry
14-Apr-2016 Japon Infos
Numerous trade opportunities that have led Japan and Iran to sign an agreement, which marks the first stage in the process of economic rapprochement.
Belgium’s Wallonia vetoes Brussels’ approval of EU-Canada free trade deal
14-Apr-2016 Sputnik
The government of Wallonia (French-speaking Belgian region) has refused to ratify the EU-Canada free trade agreement approved by the Belgian cabinet, the region’s minister-president said.
4600 Austrian jobs at risk from TTIP deal
14-Apr-2016 The Local
As many as 4600 jobs could be lost in Austria as a result of the proposed TTIP trade agreement between Europe and the US.
Romania will veto the EU-Canada trade deal
14-Apr-2016 EurActiv
Romania will not ratify the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada, as an angry reaction to the refusal by Ottawa to lift the visa requirement of its nationals.
French court rules in favor of Russia’s Roscosmos in Yukos assets seizure case
14-Apr-2016 Moscow Times
Russian space agency Roscosmos has won a court action in France concerning $700 million in payments owed to the company, which were seized by French authorities.
EU-Mercosur talks — EU plans 78,000 tons offer
13-Apr-2016 Politico
The EU is planning to offer the South American trade bloc an annual import quota of 78,000 tons of hormone-free beef.
Mexican president says wants to adopt rules from EU-US trade deal
13-Apr-2016 Reuters
Mexican President backed a planned free trade deal between the European Union and the United States known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), saying his country could also adopt it.
EU agricultural cooperative urges ministers to ’reject outright’ Latin American free trade talks
13-Apr-2016 Farming UK
Copa & Cogeca have urged EU Ministers to ’reject outright’ an EU Commission offer on agriculture which includes sensitive agriculture products in the free trade talks with the Latin American trade bloc Mercosur.
France seizes $ 1 billion in Russian state assets
13-Apr-2016 Politico
France has seized $700 million in Russian state assets at the initiative of former Yukos shareholders.
America’s beef with Aussie farmers over Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal
12-Apr-2016 News.com.au
American food and agriculture groups want to cut Australia out of their export markets.
Negotiation strategy shift: India, Australia could seal deal in services first, goods later
12-Apr-2016 Financial Express
India and Australia could clinch a deal in services and investments earlier than one in goods under the proposed FTA, potentially marking a departure from the past strategy of concluding goods negotiations first.