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GM food labelling in Europe will not be affected by CETA and TTIP
16-Jan-2015 Farmers Journal
EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan says he will not allow any compromises on GM labelling standards in Europe in spite of fears surrounding new trade agreements with Canada and the United States.
Rangel introduces Free Trade with Cuba Act
16-Jan-2015 USAgNet
"We have a ready-made market in Cuba, just 90 miles off our coast" say US congressmen backing the move.
Malaysia is hopeful of concluding RCEP negotiations In 2015
16-Jan-2015 Bernama
Malaysia is hopeful that negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) can be concluded by year-end, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said.
EU trade agreements threaten to crush Kenya’s blooming flower trade
16-Jan-2015
Kenya is one of the world’s largest exporters of cut stems, so how is the east African country faring in the face of Europe’s tough trade policies?
Dhaka, KL may ink FTA deal by June next year
15-Jan-2015 Financial Express
Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed has expressed the hope that Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur (KL) would sign a Free Trade Agreement between Malaysia and Bangladesh by middle of next year
Chinese food companies find room to grow in Australia, NZ
15-Jan-2015 China Daily
Companies based in China are investing in Australia and New Zealand’s agricultural sectors as they pursue a larger foothold in these lucrative markets through favorable policies offered by bilateral free trade agreements.
Prime ministers spruik benefits of Japan-Australia free trade agreement
15-Jan-2015
Australia has become the first major agricultural nation to implement a free trade agreement with Japan (JAEPA) after seven years of negotiation.
India-ASEAN services & investment FTA to be in force from July
15-Jan-2015
India’s free trade agreement (FTA) in services and investments with 10-member ASEAN Grouping will come into force from July this year, paving the way for freer movement of professionals and further investment opportunities.
France and Germany to form united front against ISDS
15-Jan-2015 EurActiv
The two countries are discussing throwing their combined weight behind a common position to exclude an Investor State Dispute Settlement mechanism from trade talks with the US
Canada being sued for billions under NAFTA investor protections
14-Jan-2015 Toronto Star
Study charts foreign corporations’ growing use of NAFTA’s investor protections to sue governments over environmental and economic regulations
Europeans don’t want investor state dispute settlement in trade agreements
14-Jan-2015 Stop TTIP and TTIP Unfairhandelbar
An overwhelming majority of Europeans has spoken out against ISDS in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
EU-US trade negotiations must be more transparent, as concerns are raised about clash with data protection rules
14-Jan-2015 Out-Law.com
The European Ombudsman says the Commission must do more to "increase the legitimacy of the TTIP negotiations in the eyes of the public".
US: Members of Congress demand to see secret trade deals
14-Jan-2015 GMO Inside
US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and others, are demanding that trade representatives turn over a full text of the TPP trade agreement.
TTIP and CETA: Opening the door to genetic engineering in agriculture and food production
14-Jan-2015 Testbiotech
A newly published Testbiotech report shows that the introduction of the new free trade agreements between EU and Canada (CETA) and the US (TTIP) will almost certainly lead to lower EU standards in protection of consumers and the environment.
Japan targets Southeast Asia in jostle for regional economic sway
14-Jan-2015 FT
Japan is stepping up an economic charm offensive in Southeast Asia in the latest sign of rival efforts by leading powers to profit from the single market due to be launched soon in the populous region.
Europe: The fear of arbitral tribunals
13-Jan-2015 Le Monde
The consultation on investor arbitration that the European Commission launched in Spring 2014 delivered an unambiguous verdict: today, public opinion does not want it.
EU report presented today: Consultation on investment protection in EU-US trade talks
13-Jan-2015 EU Commission
Today, the European Commission published its analysis of the almost 150,000 replies to its online consultation on investment protection and investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
AGI divided over EPAs
13-Jan-2015 Graphic Online
Members of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) are divided over whether the government should join other West African states to sign onto the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
Unions intensifying attacks on new emerging free-trade pact
13-Jan-2015 Associated Press
Just over two decades after lobbying unsuccessfully against the North American Free Trade Agreement, US labor unions are again voicing strong reservations to a proposed major trade-liberalization deal.
2015 can be a ‘game-changer’ for BIMSTEC
13-Jan-2015 BD News 24
Bangladesh hopes that the much-expected BIMSTEC FTA (between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand) will be finalised this year.