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Activists warn of EU FTA dangers
19-Sep-2013 The Nation
While Thai authorities trumpet the progress of the second round of negotiations for a free-trade agreement with the European Union, activists are harsh in their opposition, particularly on the opening up of the pharmaceutical and agricultural sectors.
Chevron wins major arbitration victory
19-Sep-2013 CNN
In an apparent coup for the oil giant’s efforts to undermine a $19 billion environmental judgment in Ecuador, an international tribunal has suggested that the Ecuadorians’ claims in that case were all settled and extinguished in 1995
Bilateral trade agreement on ice as Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff cancels US visit
18-Sep-2013 IB Times
Dilma Rousseff cancels visit and mutual trade pact on revelations that US’ National Security Agency hacked into presidential emails
China’s interest grows in joining an Asia-Pacific trade deal
18-Sep-2013 The Hill
China’s tnterest in eventually joining an Asia-Pacific trade agreement is growing considerably, US business officials say.
EU-China investment talks: no EP consent without transparency, Trade MEPs warn
18-Sep-2013 INTA
EU-China talks on an investment and market access accord will touch interests that are highly sensitive for the EU public and must be conducted "with the highest possible level of transparency" and subject to parliamentary oversight, says the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee
Xi seeks to resume FTA talks with Arab states
18-Sep-2013 China Daily
President Xi Jinping on Monday called for an early restart of negotiations for a free trade area between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council, which Xi called an important partner of China.
Hundreds protest Thai-EU free trade talks in northern Thailand
18-Sep-2013 dpa
Hundreds of Thais gathered in the northern city of Chiang Mai Wednesday to protest against talks on establishing a Free Trade Agreement between Thailand and the European Union.
National farmers and social strike gets seeds control law 970 suspended
18-Sep-2013 RNN
In Colombia after 21 days of a nationwide strike by thousands of farmers, blocking more than 40 roads nationwide, protesting farmers forced the Colombian government to negotiate the rejection of a farm bill and the release of detained protesters. Report from Real News Network.
Peruvian legislators file motion seeking public debate on the Trans Pacific Partnership
18-Sep-2013 Infojustice
On August 28, a group of members of the Peruvian legislature – the Parlamentario Acción Popular-Frente Amplio – proposed [a motion that asks for greater transparency in the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations.
EU’s Everything But Arms initiative is impoverishing Cambodian farmers
17-Sep-2013 Inclusive Development
An EU trade initiative intended to reduce poverty in the world’s poorest countries has driven thousands of Cambodian farming families into destitution and led to serious human rights violations, Inclusive Development International (IDI) and Equitable Cambodia and said in a report released Monday.
TPP: Abbott may cave on foreign investor rights to sue govts
16-Sep-2013 Scoop
The Abbott coalition government may cave on foreign investor rights to sue Commonwealth and State governments as secret Trans-Pacific Trade talks continue in Washington, warns the Australian Fair Trade Investment Network.
AFL-CIO to fight "trade" deals like TPP
16-Sep-2013 Truth Out
This week’s AFL-CIO convention passed a resolution vowing to fight any trade agreement that promotes the rise in corporate power at the expense of working people.
Asean eyes free-trade pact with Hong Kong
16-Sep-2013 The Nation
ASEAN and Hong Kong plan to start discussing a free-trade deal by early next year in a move to promote trade and economic growth.
Thailand: Uncertainties continue to plague FTA deal with Europe
16-Sep-2013 Bangkok Post
Thai trade representative Olarn Chaiprawat has given civil society groups a confirmation that "TRIPS-plus" and drug issues will not be included in the Thai-EU FTA negotiations.
Next round of India-Israel FTA talks to be a game changer
16-Sep-2013 PTI
The next round of negotiations for the FTA between India and Israel will be held in New Delhi in November.
Kenya exports to EU at risk over delayed pact
16-Sep-2013 The Star
If the Economic Partnership Agreement is not signed by October 2014, the Generalised System of Preference rule will apply to Kenya, which will entail a tariff hike for most Kenyan exports to the EU.
US Trade Representative, Inc
13-Sep-2013 Asia Sentinel
"Is the TPP being put together to benefit the usual gang of thieves and thugs?" asks former US trade negotiator Clyde Prestowitz
US trade officials try to curb Europe’s expectations
13-Sep-2013 NY Times
American trade officials said in interviews this week that trans-Atlantic trade talks should not be seen as a panacea for Europe’s economic ills, and they continue to resist the idea of including financial service regulations in the discussions.
Did Obama administration duck smoking issue in free trade talks? Sherrod Brown suggests so
13-Sep-2013 Plain Dealer
US Senator Sherrod Brown is challenging the Obama administration’s handling of the tobacco issue in the TPP
Trans Pacific Partnership might include international ban on GMO labeling
13-Sep-2013 Mint Press
A burgeoning global trade agreement with nations such as Japan, Vietnam and Australia is leaving GMO-labeling advocates concerned that it could result in a ban on GMO labeling not only in the US, but in all countries taking part in negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement.