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EU-Kenya deal paints gloomy picture for EAC trade ties
21-Jul-2023 Daily Monitor
Due to Kenya’s economic partnership agreement with the EU, it will be difficult for Uganda to differentiate similar goods coming from Kenya, from those manufactured in the EU.
Portugal announces withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty
21-Jul-2023 Euractiv
Portugal’s Environment Minister Duarte Cordeiro annouced that the country has started withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty, in line with a proposal tabled by the European Commission two weeks ago.
Bangladesh, Singapore agree to expedite free trade deal process
21-Jul-2023 Dhaka Tribune
The foreign ministers of Bangladesh and Singapore have agreed to accelerate the process of signing a free trade agreement (FTA).
Biden should use the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity to free the hemisphere from ISDS
21-Jul-2023 Common Dreams
One of the most controversial aspects of the hyperglobalization era, investor-state dispute settlement elevates multinational corporations and foreign investors to equal status with national governments.
EU and Singapore open negotiations on digital trade agreement
21-Jul-2023 The Straits Times
The agreement will have legally binding rules and provisions that give certainty to end-to-end trade, facilitate trusted data flows and promote a connected and secure digital environment.
EU-Mercosur trade deal: Clashes over agriculture, sustainability persist
20-Jul-2023 Euractiv
At the margins of the EU-CELAC summit, EU and South American leaders reiterated their ambition to finalise an agreement by the end of 2023, though sustainability and agricultural market access concerns continue to pose challenges.
Honduras threatens ICSID withdrawal over $11 billion ‘neo-colonial’ special economic zone claim
20-Jul-2023 Bretton Woods Project
Honduras is threatening to withdraw from the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes over an $11 billion claim by Honduras Prospera, a US company.
Brazil’s Lula to issue counter-proposal on Mercosur trade deal in 2-3 weeks
20-Jul-2023 US News
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva will send the European Union a counter-proposal on the long-delayed trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur in the coming two or three weeks.
Australian firm wins $109m compensation against Tanzania
20-Jul-2023 The East African
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes has ordered Tanzania to pay more than $109 million to a group of companies fronted by Australian miner Indiana Resources Ltd in compensation for the controversial 2018 expropriation of a nickel mine project in Tanzania.
EU-Morocco fisheries deal stuck pending court decision on self-determination claim
20-Jul-2023 Euractiv
A long-standing multi-million euro fisheries deal between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco expired on Monday (17 July) due to a dispute over its legality and the inclusion of Western Sahara’s representatives in the negotiations, pending a decision from the EU’s highest court.
Katherine Tai to visit Kenya for US – EAC trade talks
20-Jul-2023 NTV
The United States Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, is set to travel to Nairobi from July 17 – 19. She will co-lead a meeting of the U.S. – East African Community (EAC) Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA Council).
Expiration of the EU/Morocco fishing agreement: Brussels and Rabat face legal reality
20-Jul-2023 Sahara Press Service
The EU-Morocco fisheries agreement, illegally extended to occupied Western Sahara, is due to expire on Monday with no negotiations in sight for a possible renewal, pending a final decision by the European Court of Justice (CJEU) at the end of the year.
Morocco-EU fisheries agreement ‘remains in force’, to be deployed to ‘deepen bilateral partnership’ (joint statement)
20-Jul-2023 The North Africa Post
Morocco and the European Union (EU) have agreed to continue their cooperation as provided for in the Partnership Agreement in the field of sustainable fisheries, which “remains in force”, in order to deepen their bilateral partnership.
New UK trade deal ’rewards environmental destruction’, warns WWF 
19-Jul-2023 WWF
The environmental dangers represented by the CPTPP are profound for both food production and for encouraging practices linked with deforestation.
Britain says it will start talks with Turkiye on new free trade deal
19-Jul-2023 Arab News
Britain said it intends to start talks with Turkiye over refreshing their bilateral free trade deal, with a view to including services and the digital sector in any future agreement.
Colombia: corporate claims vs human rights
19-Jul-2023 LAB
International Delegation stands with mining-affected people to urge administration of President Gustavo Petro to withdraw from corporate courts.
The EU-Mercosur trade deal will harm Brazil’s indigenous communities
19-Jul-2023 Climate Change News
Far-right president Jair Bolsonaro is gone but agribusiness and congress are still a threat to Brazil’s indigenous communities.
EU-CELAC summit: 450+ organisations call to stop toxic EU-Mercosur deal
19-Jul-2023 Friends of the Earth Europe
A coalition of more than 450 organisations from Latin America and Europe criticised the announcement by leaders from the EU and Mercosur countries that they aim to resolve outstanding issues and conclude the EU-Mercosur trade agreement by the end of 2023.
Korea files appeal against ruling to compensate Elliott
18-Jul-2023 The Korea Times
Korea has filed a suit asking a court in Britain to cancel an order by an international tribunal to pay nearly $108 million (136 billion won) to U.S.-based hedge fund Elliott Investment Management.
Stop unjust trade – Stop EU-Mercosur, EU-Chile and EU-Mexico
17-Jul-2023 S2B Network
We call upon political representatives to send a strong signal AGAINST the free trade (and investment) agreements between the EU, Mexico, Chile and the Mercosur and prepare the soil for a new era of just and sustainable cooperation between the two regions.