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US DoE grants export authorisation for Alaska LNG Project
2-Jun-2015 Hydrocarbons Technology
Alaska can now export liquified natural gas (LNG) to countries with which the US does not have a free trade agreement - such as Japan, Taiwan, China and India.
Australian MPs allowed to see top-secret trade deal text but can’t reveal contents for four years
2-Jun-2015 The Guardian
Australian politicians have been told they can view the current confidential negotiating text for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, but only if they agree not to divulge anything they see for four years, despite expectations the deal could be finalised within months.
INTA Report "Recommendations to the European Commission on TTIP"
1-Jun-2015 European Parliament
The European Parliament’s INTA Committee has recently voted on a recommendations for the European Commission regarding the TTIP negotiations.
Trade deal warning over EU exit
1-Jun-2015 Belfast Telegraph
Norway says TTIP could cause "issues" for UK if it pulls out of EU
Exporters for FTA, CEPA with EU
1-Jun-2015 The Hindu
Indian knitwear exporters have made an appeal to expedite the signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union.
Korea, China officially sign FTA
1-Jun-2015 Korea Times
Korea and China officially signed a free trade agreement (FTA) on Monday, after three years of negotiations.
Australia pressuring Canada in TPP for greater wine access, citing EU gains
1-Jun-2015 Canadian Press
An internal memo from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development says the Canadian government is being pressured by TPP parties to give them same outcomes as EU got under CETA.
The hidden costs of trade treaties
29-May-2015 Zeit
The free trade treaties with Canada (CETA) and the United States (TTIP) are not threatening European standards, the negotiators in Brussels assure us. Yet environmental and food safety regulations have already been weakened.
The EESC opposes ISDS in TTIP and CETA and calls for an International Investment Court
29-May-2015 EESC
The European Economic and Social Committee, in its opinion adopted on 27 May, opposes the inclusion of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) or in the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), as it believes such a system has the potential to derail both agreements.
Africa to launch Continental Free Trade Agreement negotiations
29-May-2015 Xinhua
African countries will launch the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) negotiations at the upcoming African Union Summit scheduled for mid-June this year, it was announced on Thursday.
International Investment Agreements (IIAs): Frequently Asked Questions
28-May-2015 Congressional Research Service
This report for US Congress answers frequently asked questions about US international investment agreements including provisions for investor-state dispute settlement.
Why India is not joining trade in services agreement
28-May-2015 Live Mint
Even though India has been insisting on negotiating services agreements in all ongoing bilateral trade agreements, including the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, to tap its rapidly growing young skilled workforce, it has so far desisted from joining a plurilateral trade in services agreement (Tisa) being negotiated among 24 countries.
MEPs take initial position on TTIP negotiations
28-May-2015 BBC
The resolution supported by the committee does not explicitly call for a ban on controversial investor-to-state dispute mechanisms (ISDS), instead calling for the jurisdiction of national courts to be "respected" in the deal.
Free trade agreements lead to rising exports, study confirms
28-May-2015 APEC
As regional free trade agreements proliferate in the Asia-Pacific, a new APEC Policy Support Unit report confirms that these agreements do make a difference in boosting exports.
Saudi sheep farm sparks "bribery" calls in New Zealand Parliament
28-May-2015 Xinhua
New Zealand’s Auditor General has been asked to investigate government spending of 11 million NZ dollars (US$7.96m) on a sheep farm in Saudi Arabia in what has been labeled a bribe to secure a free trade agreement with the Arab Gulf states.
PH eyes 3 more bilateral agreements
28-May-2015 Rappler
The Philippines plans to forge bilateral agreements with Mexico, Chile and Canada, after the countries started last week exploration talks aimed at further strengthening their trade and economic relations.
Counter-summit: Trade relations between European Union and Latin America
28-May-2015 RLF
Under the title "Days of Mobilization: Reclaiming Peoples’ Sovereignty against the Corporate-led Trade and Investment Architecture" a counter summit is taking place with many activities on 8 - 10 June 2015, right before the official EU-CELAC-Summit hosted in Brussels this year (10 - 11 June 2015).
Julian Assange on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Secretive deal isn’t about trade, but corporate control
28-May-2015 Democracy Now
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange warns that the secret Trans-Pacific Partnership could chill the adoption of health and environmental regulations affecting 40 percent of the global economy.
Capitalism, culture and the legacy of victimization: Black America and the political economy of neoliberal trade deals
27-May-2015 Counter Punch
Over the last week African Americans organization have rallied in opposition to the TPP and established its defeat as an immediate priority for black people, even as some members of the Congressional Black Caucus are wavering in their initial opposition as a result of pressure from the Obama administration.
Chinese dairy farmers upset with Australian free trade agreement
27-May-2015 ABC Rural
Chinese dairy farmers fear their government is sacrificing the local industry to promote trade with Australia.