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EP: Socialists and Democrats restate objection to private tribunals in trade deals
4-Mar-2015 S&DGroup
Today the Socialist and Democrats Group in the European Parliament adopted a very strong position paper on Investor-State Dispute Settlements, opposing the inclusion of the controversial mechanism in trade deals with both the US and Canada.
TPP free trade agreement would increase cost of medicine In Mexico, Peru, Chile, and other countries
4-Mar-2015 Latin Times
TPP — the Trans-PacificPartnership — is making waves from Peru to Australia, concerning public health officials and consumer advocates.
TTIP and the push for a new global economic order
4-Mar-2015
A lot of protest has arisen against the Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in recent times, and rightly so. For those who take a good look at the available negotiating documents realize that it is about a lot more than granting Access to our markets for chlorine chickens and hormone-infested beef, or the abolition of our committees for Security and Hygiene in the work environment. This is about something bigger. It’s about the continuation and the imposition of the neoliberal agenda. It is about laying the bricks for a hegemonic worldview for the coming decennia.
Vietnam completes negotiations for 3 of 6 major free trade pacts
4-Mar-2015 Thanh Nien News
Vietnam says it has completed negotiations for FTAs with the Customs Union, the EU and South Korea, while remaining are the TPP, RCEP and EFTA.
European trade policy at an impasse
4-Mar-2015 DIE
With all eyes on TTIP, we are losing sight of the real challenges for Europe emerging in the Asia-Pacific economic region, argues Axel Berger
Thailand must stand firm in trade deal talks
4-Mar-2015 Bangkok Post
The investment chapter under the proposed TPP and the Thailand-EU FTA, if adopted, might place Thailand’s substantive ability to protect public interests at risk, warns Jakkrit Kuanpoth.
NFU opposes trade promotion authority
4-Mar-2015 Drovers CattleNetwork
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson urged members of US Congress to oppose trade promotion authority – also known as fast track – noting that trade agreements should be fair to all parties involved, and the process should be transparent.
Where are the TPP negotiations up to?
4-Mar-2015 Australia Broadcasting Corporation
Discussion with Susan Sell, Matthew Rimmer and Jane Kelsey
EU-Japan 9th round of trade talks further consolidates negotiation texts
3-Mar-2015 European Commission
The 9th round of EU-Japan FTA talks took place from 23-27 February in Brussels. The meetings focused on further consolidation of the negotiating texts.
East Africa: Trade bloc merger talks end with May date
3-Mar-2015 East Africa Business Week
The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) covering 26 countries will be launched in May, it has been agreed.
On a free trade mission in Africa
3-Mar-2015 African News Agency
Treasure Maphanga is one of Africa’s most important women, with arguably the continent’s toughest job on her hands: driving the establishment and implementation of a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA).
Tell our Govt NO to the TPPA on March 7
3-Mar-2015 NZ Not For Sale
The best chance to stop the TPPA is before ministers make their decisions. Join the nationwide day of action on 7 Mar 2015 in Aotearoa/NewZealand
Trans-Pacific pact will encourage sex trafficking
2-Mar-2015 Times-Call
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will open up 14 countries on the Pacific coastline for more exploitation
Service trade with China set to be new impetus for EU recovery: expert
2-Mar-2015 Xinhua
Brussels and Beijing should speed up negotiation of a Sino-EU Bilateral Investment Treaty and strive to sign it within this year, a Chinese think-tank argues
New bilateral investment treaty model
2-Mar-2015 Dawn
Pakistan’s Board of Investment is working on Pakistan’s own template of a bilateral investment treaty, which will replace previous treaties and serve as basis for new ones.
KITA pushes resumption of FTA negotiations with Gulf Cooperation Council
2-Mar-2015 Business Korea
Korea’s premier corporate lobby group says that Korea should resume FTA negotiations, which have been stopped, with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as soon as possible and target the markets in the Middle East.
Sri Lanka President says he dodged CEPA talks in Delhi
2-Mar-2015 PTI
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that he deliberately avoided having Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India on the agenda during his recent visit to New Delhi.
The challenge of the Yukos award: an award written by someone else – a violation of the tribunal’s mandate?
1-Mar-2015 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The Russian Federation filed three writs that seek to annul the award, alleging that the arbitrators did not fulfil their mandate personally because the Tribunal’s assistant played a significant role in analyzing the evidence and legal arguments.
US-EAC Cooperation Agreement on SPS, TBT and Trade Facilitation (2015)
27-Feb-2015 USTR
US moves toward greater trade with Africa
27-Feb-2015 WSJ
Pact with Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda — to be expanded to other countries later on — seen as a stepping stone to full fledged FTA