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Leaked documents show TTIP negotiations in deadlock on most issues
19-Oct-2015 Sputnik
EU member states are concerned about the “tough negotiation process in all key areas” of the TTIP agreement
Corporate rights in trade agreements: Attacking the environment and community values
18-Oct-2015 Sierra Club
A private trade tribunal ruled that Canada violated rules in NAFTA because of an environmental impact assessment that led Canada to reject a company’s controversial mining project from moving forward in an important cultural and ecological area in Nova Scotia.
RCEP - draft chapter on investment (Oct 2015)
17-Oct-2015 RCEP Legal
As leaked on RCEP Legal
Legendary Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens is suing Ontario for $700 million over wind power
16-Oct-2015 Financial Post
Pickens is using his rights under the North American Free Trade Agreement to bring claims against the Canadian province of Ontario.
Trans Pacific Partnership IP chapter – trademarks, thoughts on geographical indications
16-Oct-2015 IP Watchdog
This article offers accompanying commentary together on the TPP’s trademark provisions together with thoughts on portions of the TPP text regarding Geographical Indications (GIs)
Fallout from EU-US Safe Harbour ruling will be dramatic and far-reaching
16-Oct-2015 Ars Technica
Clever ruling by the Court of Justice will be almost impossible to circumvent. The "Safe Harbour" ruling is likely to affect trade agreements like TISA and TTIP in important ways.
Thousands of Saharawis protest against San Leon Energy
16-Oct-2015 WSRW
Massive numbers of Saharawi refugees gathered to send a clear message to Irish oil company San Leon Energy which is looking for oil in their occupied homeland: "San Leon: go home".
Member states give Commission green light to go ahead with second tariff offer in TTIP
15-Oct-2015 Vieuws
Following intensive technical discussions, the trade representatives backed the Commission’s proposal to upgrade from 96% to 97% the EU’s offer on full abolition of tariff lines at the entry into force of the agreement.
The Volkswagen scandal and TTIP
15-Oct-2015 Euranet Plus
The Volkswagen scandal has, above all, shown to the general public what had long been clear to people in Europe who are campaigning for better air quality: the car industry has too much influence on politics in Europe.
Fiji will not change its stance
15-Oct-2015 Fiji Sun
Agreement must be development-centered
Trading away land rights
15-Oct-2015 Triple Crisis
TPP, investment agreements, and the governance of land
What the Trans-Pacific Partnership means for the cost of drugs
15-Oct-2015 Rabble
A quick analysis of the leaked text shows there are good reasons to be concerned that the TPP’s generous IP protections could still prove a minefield for efforts to control drug costs in Canada
FACIL contre le Partenariat transpacifique et la Loi antiterroriste de 2015
14-Oct-2015 FACIL
FACIL tient à affirmer publiquement son opposition au PTP. La version finale du chapitre sur la propriété intellectuelle confirme les craintes des principaux organismes qui défendent les droits et les libertés des humains dans la société numérique.
German government hits back after TTIP demo
14-Oct-2015 EurActiv
Despite the massive anti-TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) protest in Berlin, the German government and industry still want to press on with the negotiations
Drugs row threatens health sector budget
14-Oct-2015 Daily Nation
Ahead of a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Modi and German Chancellor Merkel this week, European manufacturers had already protested India’s patents policy, arguing that it doesn’t protect sensitive technology.
China-backed trade pact playing catch-up after U.S.-led TPP deal
14-Oct-2015 Reuters
While RCEP has largely been seen as an alternative to U.S.-led trade plans, some say that view is evolving. China may ultimately look to steer RCEP talks towards a broader pact that would encompass TPP into a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) an idea first put forward by APEC.
EU deal will put elderly care at risk
14-Oct-2015 The Irish Examiner
Elderly people’s homes in Ireland will be open to unfettered competition putting care at risk under the terms being drafted for the trade and services agreement between the EU and the US.
‘Political will’ may no longer be the bane of AEC
14-Oct-2015 The Establishment Post
With less than three months before AEC is launched, the business community is still not convinced that the governments in Asean are politically committed towards AEC. Many feel the countries in the region are not pulling up their socks to remove non-tariff barriers
TPP: the path to global fragmentation
13-Oct-2015 Forbes
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is another nail in the coffin of a multilateral global trade system that brought the world together in the past six decades
Court finds against Trade Minister on TPPA Secrecy
13-Oct-2015 Scoop
Court finds against Trade Minister on TPPA Secrecy; Chief Ombudsman wrongly upheld his unlawful decision