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European Union signs landmark association agreement with Ukraine
21-Mar-2014 Reuters
More substantial parts of the agreement concerning free trade will only be signed after Ukraine has held new presidential elections in May, reports Reuters.
Setting politicos’ agenda
21-Mar-2014 Business World
Civil society groups opposing free trade agreements and all out permission to foreign direct investments are attempting to see their stand point get reflected in the election manifestos of India’s political parties.
Thailand focuses on free trade agreements
21-Mar-2014 Oxford Business Group
Thai officials play down concerns that the political situation, which may not see a new government installed until at least June, will slow the formalising of a series of bilateral and multilateral FTAs.
Sri Lanka-China FTA feasibility study completed
21-Mar-2014 Global Times
Sri Lanka and China have completed the joint feasibility study for establishing a free trade agreement between the two countries and will push ahead with signing it before the end of the year, a statement from the Finance Ministry said on Thursday.
In trade talks, it’s countries vs. companies
20-Mar-2014 Bloomberg
A high-profile campaign by opponents to ISDS could complicate TTIP talks long after the listening period in Europe ends.
Hundreds of students occupy Taiwan’s Legislature to protest China pact
20-Mar-2014 CNN
Hundreds of students remained barricaded in Taiwan’s Legislature early Wednesday in protest of the ruling party’s push for a trade pact with China, which demonstrators claim will hurt the island.
Citizens turn up the volume on troubled TTIP negotiations
20-Mar-2014 CEO
On the morning of Thursday 13th March, hundreds of people gathered outside De Gucht’s office – DG Trade in Brussels – with a clear message: STOP TTIP!
Xi to facilitate investment treaty during upcoming EU visit
19-Mar-2014 Want China Times
China’s president, Xi Jinping, is set visit to the EU headquarters in Brussels next week to facilitate the signing of a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between China and the European Union.
American resistance to TTP trade pact grows
19-Mar-2014 Macrobusiness
The prospects of concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – the proposed regional trade deal between 12 Pacific Rim countries, including Australia – look to have taken another hit, with opposition towards the deal in the US continuing to grow.
Finance Watch says there is no proven case for including financial services in TTIP
19-Mar-2014 Finance Watch
TTIP risks ‘race to the bottom’ in financial services regulation says Finance Watch, the independent public interest group working to make finance serve society.
Colombia: Farmers protest alleged violation of agriculture agreement
19-Mar-2014 PanAmPost
On Monday, representatives of indigenous communities, Afro-Colombians, and campesinos held demonstrations in Plaza Bolívar, Bogotá, to demand a new agriculture policy seeking solutions to the problem of land access and greater protection from free trade agreements.
Taiwan Parliament occupied by protesters for 1st time in history
19-Mar-2014 CNN
Protesters and civic groups have stormed into the Taiwanese Parliament after hearing the ruling KMT ram through the agreement on free trade in services with China.
Grains Council pushing TTIP negotiators on EU biotech barriers
18-Mar-2014 WNAX
US Grains Council leaders are pushing Trans Atlantic free trade negotiators to keep the European Union from slowing biotechnology approval
Leaked: US and EU chemical lobbies fighting to “freeze” industry regulation
18-Mar-2014 Mint Press News
Newly leaked documents from the chemical industries in the United States and European Union depict a joint effort to guide bilateral trade talks in a way that legal and public interest analysts warn would irreparably weaken the ability of governments in both continents to regulate toxic chemicals.
Japan business lobby calls for NZ’s efforts to strike TPP deal
17-Mar-2014 Kyodo
The head of Japan’s most influential business lobby on Monday called on New Zealand to play an active role toward concluding talks for a Pacific free trade pact, as the 12 negotiating members struggle to overcome their differences.
CropLife America and the European Crop Protection Association discuss joint proposal during TTIP negotiations
17-Mar-2014 ECPA
CropLife America (CLA) and the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) called for a more harmonized risk assessment framework for pesticide regulations during the fourth round of negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Pakistan, Bahrain to sign BIT
17-Mar-2014 Business Recorder
Pakistan and Bahrain will sign Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) in addition to other pacts during the visit of King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, official sources told Business Recorder.
TTIP ’threatens’ European education quality, teachers say
17-Mar-2014 EurActiv
European students and teachers demand that education be fully excluded from the EU-US free trade deal as it’s the case for the audio-visual sector and this to preserve quality.
‘EU-India FTA needs impact assessment by civil society’
17-Mar-2014 Hindu Business Line
The free trade agreement with India is in need of a thorough and objective impact assessment by civil society, Henri Malosse, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has said.
Mexico: NAFTA has not created jobs for us
15-Mar-2014 El Sol de Tijuana
Dr Robert A. Blecker, a researcher of the Economics Department at the American University in Washington admitted that the North American Free Trade Agreement has not led to economic growth, much less to job creation in Mexico.