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EU to delay signing Thai cooperation pact after coup: draft
19-Jun-2014 Reuters
The EU will not sign the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, precursor to an FTA, with Thailand until a democratically elected government is back in place, according to a text seen by Reuters.
French concerns over geographical indications will hamper TTIP talks
18-Jun-2014 EurActiv
Wine is a casus belli for the French government, who may block transatlantic negotiations if geographical indications are not protected. EurActiv France reports.
TTIP: Labour will not back EU-US trade deal without NHS safeguards
18-Jun-2014 IBT
The UK’s shadow trade and investment minister Ian Murray has said that Labour will withdraw its support for the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) if safeguards are not inserted to protect public services including the NHS from US investors.
Bill C-18 – CETA combination would entrench corporate control of food system, says NFU
18-Jun-2014 Daily Exchange
Under CETA, Canada has agreed to empower the courts to apply provisional and precautionary measures that include seizure of assets, destruction of equipment, and freezing of bank accounts against someone suspected of intellectual property rights infringement — that is, before any trial takes place. Plant Breeders’ Rights, which would be bolstered through Bill C-18, the Agricultural Growth Act, are included among the intellectual property rights covered by these measures.
MoEF officials give nod to carbon-trading deal with Japan without political clearance
18-Jun-2014 Business Standard
Indian Ministry of Environment officials have agreed in-principle to a bilateral carbon-trading climate change deal with Japan without a formal approval from the political leadership, putting the BJP government in a corner ahead of PM Modi’s trip to the country.
Canada-Honduras trade agreement adopted by senate, awaits royal assent
18-Jun-2014 iPolitics
It’s a repeat of the polarizing 2010 Canada-Colombia trade deal debate. Supporters find it obvious that expected increases in bilateral trade and investment can only improve lives in Honduras while opponents see a validation of the violent and undemocratic governance that’s prevailed in the country since a 2009 coup removed Manuel Zelaya.
UK: TTIP day of action call out
18-Jun-2014 Red Pepper
Join the day of action throughout the UK on 12 July #NoTTIP
No to ISDS!
17-Jun-2014 No to ISDS
Web tool to participate — until 6 July 2014 — in the EU consultation on investor-state dispute in TTIP and say NO to ISDS!
EU deal on edge
17-Jun-2014 Fiji Times
An economic partnership agreement with the EU will expire in two weeks, but the Fiji Sugar Corporation says there are other, almost equally lucrative markets to sell to.
Russia, Ukraine and EU agree to joint talks on Kiev’s planned trade deal
16-Jun-2014 Reuters
Russia, Ukraine and the European Union have agreed to hold high level talks on Kiev’s expected signing of an EU free trade agreement after Moscow warned last week it would retaliate with measures to protect its economy.
What you should know about the unusual Jpepa
16-Jun-2014 Business Mirror
Although both governments said at its signing that the agreement would be positive for both Japan and the Philippines in terms of trade and investment, the pact is actually lopsided in favor of the more powerful Japanese economic interests.
Canada wants quick decisions on CEPA, BITs
16-Jun-2014 Business Today
Canada hopes the Narendra Modi government will take decisions on two vital agreements the Manmohan Singh government could not. The first, a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, or CEPA and the second on Bilateral Investment treaties, or BITs.
EU pushes US to include financial regulation in free trade deal
16-Jun-2014 Xinhua
A top European Union (EU) official on Friday continued to push for the inclusion of financial regulation in a free trade agreement with the United States, saying it’s vital to ensure global financial stability.
Philippines, EFTA sign deal this week to explore possible free trade accord
16-Jun-2014 InterAksyon
The Philippine government and EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) will sign a Joint Declaration on Cooperation on 23 June, setting the stage for negotiations on a free trade agreement.
Angela Merkel wants hurdles removed to EU-Mercosur free trade pact
16-Jun-2014 Reuters
German Chancellor Angela Merkel assured Brazil on Sunday that she will do her utmost to bring to a successful end the 15-year-old negotiation of a free trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur trade bloc.
India: Centre hints at changes in FTA policy, Companies Act
16-Jun-2014 TOI
Amid criticism from India Inc, the government on Saturday said it has initiated a review of the free trade agreements (FTAs) and the Companies Act, besides looking into the functioning of special economic zones, in what is being seen as pointers to possible changes to controversial decisions of the previous government.
Anti-transparency rules laid out in USTR letter to DG-Trade
16-Jun-2014 KEI
KEI has obtained the terms of reference (TOR) for the confidentiality of the negotiating texts of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Agreement.
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft services/investment offer (May 2014)
13-Jun-2014 scribd.com
as leaked to EPSU and released on 13 June 2014
Leaked documents TTIP reveal substantial EU commitments, public services not excluded
13-Jun-2014 EPSU
Documents leaked to EPSU indicate the substantial commitments the European Union is prepared to make to offer access for US companies to European markets under TTIP
Hupacasath First Nation vs. Canada-China FIPA agreement
13-Jun-2014 rabble.ca
A court hearing on June 10 was the second attempt by the Hupacasath and their allies to claim Section 35 rights to be consulted over the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA)