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Is TPP trade deal a massive giveaway to major corporations? An exchange between Obama and Sherrod Brown
28-Apr-2015 Washington Post
Obama leans hard into the idea that TPP’s ISDS will be drawn explicitly to prevent corporate gaming of the litigation process
China is a “major driver” of environmental degradation in Latin America
27-Apr-2015 Diálogo Chino
China’s increased trade and investment in Latin America over the past decade has resulted in powerful social and environmental impacts such as job losses and pollution.
PACER-plus Trade in Services text (draft of April 2015)
27-Apr-2015 Scribd
This is the leaked Draft Trade in Services text from the PACER Plus Intersessional meeting in Port Vila, 31 March - 02 April 2015.
Trade first, then talk human rights, with Saudi Arabia — Key
27-Apr-2015 NBR
New Zealand’s John Key has defended his upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia, saying a free-trade agreement with the kingdom will allow the two parties to talk about a ‘range of issues’ including human rights abuses.
The long arm of the EU: The Association Agreement and expansionist policies
27-Apr-2015 Counter Currents
The European Union is pursuing a targeted geostrategic goal aimed at extending its sphere of influence, the first priority being to control its immediate “neighbourhood” through association agreements.
Approval of GMO imports moves EU ’closer to Monsanto’
27-Apr-2015 Common Dreams
Environmental advocates say authorization indication of further industry-friendly policies pending trade deal with US will usher in
12-country TPP talks end without a breakthrough
27-Apr-2015 Japan Times
Chief negotiators from 12 countries aiming to forge a Pacific free trade initiative finished four days of talks on Sunday without making major progress.
China’s Hong Kong to ink FTA with ASEAN by 2016 - chief executive
27-Apr-2015 Interaksyon
China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is expected to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Association of Southeastern Asian Nations (ASEAN) by 2016, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Sunday.
ASEAN-EU free trade progress to be known by year’s end
27-Apr-2015 World Bulletin
The European Union and a Southeast Asian bloc will reevaluate the possibilities of a regional free trade agreement (FTA) at the end of this year, officials said Sunday.
TTIP stakeholder statement: protect IP from ISDS
26-Apr-2015 InfoJustice.org
There is an increasingly urgent need revise the EU and US ISDS templates to protect IP policy decisions from the ISDS chapters of trade agreements.
TUC’s Owen Tudor: ’We are totally opposed to TTIP’
24-Apr-2015 EurActiv
Shrouded with secrecy and posing a threat to public services, Owen Tudor tells EurActiv why the UK Trade Union Congress doesn’t believe the hype over TTIP, and why exploitation, rather than immigration, should be the cause of people’s concerns.
Please join the more than 1.7 million people
24-Apr-2015
Asean Economic Community launch will see rise in trade flows, but also more problems: OCBC chief
24-Apr-2015 Business Times
The launch of the Asean Economic Community this year will see an increase in trade flows, but also more problems such as money laundering and fraud, OCBC Bank chief executive Samuel Tsien said on Wednesday.
France open to FTA with Australia
24-Apr-2015 AAP
France has indicated it is willing to consider a free-trade agreement with Australia.
UN expert says secret trade deals threaten human rights
24-Apr-2015 Reuters
Secret negotiations on international trade deals threaten human rights, an independent United Nations expert said on Thursday in comments that appeared aimed at agreements the United States is seeking with the European Union and Pacific nations.
PACER-plus chapter on Investment draft text (November 2013)
23-Apr-2015 PINA
This is the leaked draft chapter on Investment text from the PACER Plus Intersessional meeting in Auckland, 26-28 November 2013.
Brazil has signed Investment Cooperation and Facilitation agreements with Mozambique and Angola
23-Apr-2015 Lexology
The ICFAs open a door to arbitration, providing an alternative to the local courts, but State-to-State, not investor-State.
Insurers lead moves to include financial services in TTIP
23-Apr-2015 EurActiv
Insurers from the US and EU are amongst leading backers of a financial services chapter within the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), although the US remains opposed officially.
Book alleges donor cash influenced Hillary’s stance on Colombia trade deal
23-Apr-2015 Politico
While stopping short of a direct accusation, conservative author Peter Schweizer implies there was a blurred line between Bill Clinton’s charity work and Hillary Clinton’s work at the State Department — ultimately leading to her support of the US-Colombia trade deal.
Noam Chomsky: Every word in the phrase ‘free trade agreement’ is false
23-Apr-2015 TruthDig
Noam Chomsky discusses how so-called free trade agreements, such as the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, enrich corporations while creating migration crises.