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EU-Canada trade deal leak ‘ridicules’ TTIP consultation, campaigners say
15-Aug-2014 EurActiv
The leaked EU-Canada trade agreement contains a controversial chapter on investor-state disputes settlement that is substantially unchanged from previous drafts that were used as a basis for the EU’s recently held public consultation.
Japan, US make no progress in TPP-related talks
14-Aug-2014 Xinhua
Japan and the United States conclude talks on opening Japan’s auto sector as a part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal without major progress.
Leaked EU trade pact suggests Canada caved on drug patents
14-Aug-2014 Canadian Press
A leaked copy of the full text of the Canada-EU free trade agreement was posted online late Wednesday and appeared to confirm the fears of the deal’s critics on both sides of the Atlantic.
Rights group files complaint over EU-Vietnam trade talks
14-Aug-2014 VoA
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) says it has filed a complaint with the European Union over its free trade talks with Vietnam.
EU-Canada FTA (CETA) (consolidated draft, 1 Aug 2014)
13-Aug-2014
As leaked by German news outlet Tagesschau
EU-ECOWAS EPA (draft, Feb 2014)
13-Aug-2014
AFTINET on ISDS
13-Aug-2014 AFTINET
Australia Fair Trade and Invesment Network’s Convener, Dr Patricia Ranald, gave evidence to the Senate Committee for Foreign Affairs Defense & Trade on the 6th August 2014 about the dangers of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in trade agreements.
Website reveals how US could rewrite Australian medicine, media content and data storage laws through Trans-Pacific trade deal (TPP)
13-Aug-2014 AFTINET
“A new website has been launched today http://tppnocertification.org/ which reveals that the United States claims the right to vet and approve other countries’ laws before it will allow a trade and investment treaty to come into force,” Dr Patricia Ranald, Convenor of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment network, said today.
West Africa: New pact aims to expand trade between US, West Africa
13-Aug-2014 US Department of State
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United States have signed a trade and investment framework agreement (TIFA), usually a precursor to a US FTA.
FTAs key for Aus agribusiness: Rabo
13-Aug-2014 North Queensland Register
A new report released by global agribusiness specialist Rabobank points to free trade agreements (FTAs) and building strategic government and business relationships as the keys to improving market access for Australian exporters.
Russia to boost agri-trade with Egypt after EU food ban
13-Aug-2014 Reuters
Russia will increase exports of wheat to Egypt and imports of other agriculture products from it, Russian officials said on Tuesday as the two countries discussed the potential for a free trade zone.
Peru to begin FTA negotiations with Indonesia, India
13-Aug-2014 Bernama
The governments of Peru and Indonesia have completed a joint feasibility study in order to reach a free trade agreement, announced Tuesday Peru’s Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Magali Silva.
Demand for cross-border movement of professional manpower increasing in FTA talks
13-Aug-2014 Business Korea
The Korean government is planning to carry out a study on the import of professional manpower such as consultants, engineers and lawyers and its impact on the domestic job market, as the issue is emerging in FTA negotiations across the world,
EU-Canada FTA
13-Aug-2014
Big Tobacco’s £11bn UK attack could send EU-US trade deal up in flames
12-Aug-2014 Civitas
Philip Morris International has threatened to sue Britain for an eye-watering sum over potential losses resulting from our proposed standardised brand-free cigarette packaging laws.
Bear Creek announces its intent to commence an arbitration against Peru - Santa Ana dispute
12-Aug-2014 PR Newswire
Canadian company Bear Creek Mining announces that it intends to commence an arbitration proceeding against the government of Peru under the Canada-Peru FTA.
Illegal EU fish agreement with Morocco now ratified by King
12-Aug-2014 WSRW
The King of Morocco has ratified its dirty fisheries agreement with EU, allowing EU vessels to fish in Western Sahara waters under Moroccan occupation. The European Commission fails in geography regarding the location of the fisheries in communiqué.
‘India should focus on Latin America, Africa, BRICS to counter trans-Pacific challenge’
12-Aug-2014 Hindu Business Line
Commerce Secretary Rajiv Kher has said India should focus on increasing its trade with Latin America, Africa, the BRICS nations and certain countries in the Asean bloc to counter the challenge posed by the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).
EU seeks free-trade agreement with Vietnam
12-Aug-2014 AP
European Union’s top diplomat Catherine Ashton says she hopes the deal could be signed before the end of the year.
Risky business or risky politics: what explains investor-state disputes?
12-Aug-2014 IISD
What was once risky business for investors has become “risky politics” for states, critics argue.