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European Commission publishes TTIP legal texts as part of transparency initiative
7-Jan-2015 EU Commission
The European Commission today published a raft of texts setting out EU proposals for legal text in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) it is negotiating with the US.
Economic Partnership Agreements: Still a divisive issue
7-Jan-2015 Business in Cameroon
The opportunities that these agreements offer to Cameroon cannot counteract the threats of a loss in customs revenue, the risk of weakening the integration process and increased competition from EU products, experts say.
Indonesia mulls canceling trade pact with Japan after years of deficit
7-Jan-2015 Jakarta Globe
Indonesia is considering a halt to the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, as the deal fails to boost the Southeast Asian country’s trade with Japan since it has posted a deficit for every year since 2008.
Cornish pasty ’at risk’ from EU-US trade deal
7-Jan-2015 The Independent
The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership could mean that the EU may not be able to uphold laws that protect regional foods
Pak: Industry’s concerns over cheap goods conveyed to China
7-Jan-2015 The Nation
Pakistan has asked China, under the Pak-China FTA, for compensation for losses it is incurring due to massive import of Chinese products.
The grapes of wrath
5-Jan-2015 Washington Post Magazine
The US is among very few countries that allow the Champagne name to be used on wine not from Champagne, France. TTIP may change that.
CETA should have a GMO warning label on it in Europe
5-Jan-2015 rabble
CETA establishes a biotechnology working group in order to shorten the timelines for the approval of GM crops for cultivation in the EU, strengthen "science-based" regulation and revise the "low-level presence" policy for non-GMO imported commodities.
Province to take CETA arguments to EU reps
5-Jan-2015 The Telegram
The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador is on the hunt for like-minded members of parliament, senators and European Union leaders as it continues to demand $280 million from the federal government.
How can BRICS survive amidst TTIP?
5-Jan-2015 Financial Express
BRICS can either pursue a BRICS FTA to balance the TTIP or they can maintain the status quo, argues Geethanjali Nataraj.
Ministry pushes for FTA talks with EU
5-Jan-2015 The Nation
Thailand’s Commerce Ministry will push for the resumption of free-trade negotiations between Thailand and the European Union this year.
Agriculture, food and the TTIP: Possibilities and pitfalls
5-Jan-2015 CEPS
Two think tanks - the Centre for European Policy Studies and the Center for Transatlantic Relations - lay out possible "landing zones" on agriculture and food regulations in the TTIP
’We can’t protect every sausage,’ says German agriculture minister over TTIP deal
5-Jan-2015 Deutsche Welle
Germany’s Minister of Agriculture, Christian Schmidt, says some German specialties may be stripped of their regional protection due to a free-trade deal with the US.
China to Hold Free Trade Agreement Talks with Israel
2-Jan-2015
Chinese state media on Tuesday reported that the Asian economic superpower, which holds the world’s second largest GDP, will begin negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with Israel next year.
Some 40 states ready to create free trade zone with EEU: Diplomat
31-Dec-2014 Sputnik
About 40 countries and groups of states have officially declared their readiness to create a free trade zone with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Nebenzya said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Trade In Services Agreement: Goodbye privacy, hello censorship
31-Dec-2014 Counter Punch
Internet privacy and net neutrality would become things of the past if the secret Trade In Services Agreement comes to fruition.
US expects China investment treaty talks to intensify
31-Dec-2014 Reuters
The United States plans to step up negotiations with China for a treaty to free up investment flows, the Obama administration said on Tuesday
China to step up FTA talks with GCC
31-Dec-2014 Reuters
China will speed up free trade agreement talks with six GCC countries, a deal that will help China cut costs on energy imports from the region
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and labour
30-Dec-2014 European Parliament
Negotiations on the labour provisions in TTIP will start in 2015. This briefing for the European Parliament highlights some of the issues.
Powerlessness and confusion: The EU and Israel
29-Dec-2014 TeleSur
EU’s trade policy with Israel continues to be business as usual, including trade in military hardware.
Beijing proposes FTA with Dhaka
29-Dec-2014 Financial Express
China has proposed negotiating a free trade agreement with Bangladesh