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Transatlantic trade talks hit German snag
15-Mar-2014 FT via KEI
Germany has introduced a stumbling block to landmark EU-US trade negotiations by insisting that any pact must exclude a contentious dispute settlement provision (ISDS).
Supreme Court begins setting rules for review of investment treaty arbitrations in the United States
14-Mar-2014 Lexology
This is the first instance in which the US Supreme Court has interpreted a bilateral investment treaty (BIT).
EU Trade Commissioner travels to SE Asia to boost trade ties with Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar
14-Mar-2014 Europa
De Gucht’s arrival in Hanoi will coincide with the start of the 7th round of talks for an EU-Vietnam free trade agreement, while in Burma the Commissioner is expected to launch negotiations for an EU-Burma investment protection agreement.
World Bank’s ICSID rejects Venezuela "appeal" over ConocoPhillips expropriation
13-Mar-2014 Latin American Herald Tribune
In a 2-1 decision, the World Bank’s arbitration panel has rejected Venezuela’s request for "reconsideration" of its September 2013 finding that it had jurisdiction and that Venezuela was liable for the expropriation of ConocoPhillips’ investments in the Latin American nation.
Canadian auto industry denounces free trade agreement
13-Mar-2014 Mississuaga
A union representing about 3,000 workers at the Chrysler Group in Brampton is saying a just-announced free trade agreement between Canada and South Korea poses a “serious threat” to the Canadian auto industry.
Korea continues to push for more free trade deals
13-Mar-2014 Arirang
Those for — and against — the government’s initiative to sign more free trade deals continue to lock horns and its still unclear whether the government’s on-going FTA negotiations will help or harm the Korean economy.
US Senators shocked by EU’s cheese-name claims
13-Mar-2014 EurActiv
In a rare act of bipartisan unity, dozens of US senators have wheeled into action against what they call an "absurd" European initiative that would force name changes to common cheese varieties produced in the United States.
European Parliament calls for suspension of US data-sharing
12-Mar-2014 Telecompaper
The European Parliament has called for a suspension of agreements with the US on sharing of private data in response to the revelations of wide-scale communications surveillance by the US National Security Agency. The resolution also threatens to suspend EU talks on a bilateral trade deal if the mass surveillance does not stop
Japan-Burma BIT (2013)
12-Mar-2014
Canada-South Korea trade agreement demonstrates deals possible without increasing IP protections
12-Mar-2014 Michael Geist
The IP chapter of the Canada-Korea FTA is significant for what it does not include. Unlike many other trade deals — particularly those involving the US, EU and Australia — it is content to leave domestic intellectual property rules largely untouched, writes Michael Geist.
Opposition to EU-US trade deal growing as negotiations start in Brussels
12-Mar-2014 WDM
British trade unions and campaign groups have written to Vince Cable calling for a halt to negotiations on the EU-US trade deal, as talks began in Brussels.
Brussels 13 Mar 2014 - Rally against TTIP negociations - Join us!
11-Mar-2014 Alliance D19-20
Rally in front of DG Trade, Brussels, against TTIP negociations: Thursday March 13 2014, 10AM. The event is organised by D19/20, Alter Summit, Blockupy Europe*, S2B Network and Attac TTIP.
EU-PH FTA must be comprehensive – UK
11-Mar-2014 Manila Bulletin
The British government would like the proposed EU-Philippines free trade agreement to be a comprehensive one with very few exceptions.
What does the TTIP really mean for workers?
11-Mar-2014 Equal Times
As public awareness increases about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), an EU-US trade deal being negotiated behind closed doors, so too do concerns about its potential impact.
S.Korea, Canada wrap up free-trade deal
11-Mar-2014 AFP
South Korea and Canada concluded a free-trade agreement Tuesday, wrapping up a negotiating process that began nine years ago and focused on barriers in the auto and agriculture sectors.
Give and take in the EU-US trade deal? Sure. We give, the corporations take
10-Mar-2014 The Guardian
George Monbiot asks why businesses have got more access to the negociations than citizens and their representative organisations have and sets down some challenges to the architects of TTIP.
Chemical industry secretly manipulating US-EU trade negotiations (TTIP)
10-Mar-2014 CIEL
A report published today by ClientEarth and CIEL shows that a leaked proposal from lobby groups, the American Chemistry Council and the European Chemical Industry Council, to the US-EU trade negotiations would damage future protective legislation on toxic chemicals.
EU-Vietnam Free Trade agreement must protect human rights and be preceded by a human rights impact assessment
10-Mar-2014 FIDH
The European Parliament will vote a resolution on “the state of play in the EU-Vietnam Free Trade agreement”. While not having a legislative aim at this stage, it represents an important opportunity for the EP to formulate the human rights safeguards that will ensure its latter consent, say FIDH in this open letter to MEPs.
Profiting from crisis: How corporations and lawyers are scavenging profits from Europe’s crisis countries
10-Mar-2014 TNI
Corporations, backed by lawyers, use international investment agreements to scavenge for profits by suing Europe’s crisis countries.
Companies must not get more rights than people in EU-US trade deal
10-Mar-2014 FOEE
A new round of talks between the EU and US on a transatlantic trade agreement opens today in Brussels amid growing public concern and opposition.