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EU/New Zealand free trade agreement must meet meat sector concerns, say experts
9-May-2018 Global Meat News
With a new European Union EU/New Zealand customs agreement coming into force, EU farm body Copa-Cogeca has warned that anticipated follow-up trade talks should not boost NZ access to EU meat markets.
European Parliament delegation in China to discuss trade
9-May-2018 Latin America Herald Tribune
The European lawmakers will discuss the recently-imposed US tariffs on steel and aluminum, the question of overcapacity, a bilateral investment agreement, market access and intellectual property rights among other topics.
Uruguay: No position on the FTA with Chile after an official plenary
9-May-2018 MercoPress
The plenary of the leftist coalition Broad Front concluded on Sunday with a motion that postpones the decision over the Free Trade Agreement with Chile.
Paraguay to host new round of EU-Mercosur negotiations in mid-May
9-May-2018 Santiago Times
Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga confirmed that he is in contact with his peers to define the date of the meeting that would be in Asunción.
Mexico offers Nafta compromise on car content, wages
9-May-2018 Bloomberg
Mexico is opening the door to compromise on the key Nafta issue of auto manufacturing, though it’s unclear if the flexibility is enough to reach a deal with the US and Canada.
Tokyo to host meeting for regional trade deal
9-May-2018 NHK World
The Japanese government is getting ready to host a meeting for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
FTA with Singapore detrimental to Sri Lanka: JO
9-May-2018 Daily Mirror
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed with Singapore is detrimental to the country because it would allow the flowing in of cheap labour from countries such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, the joint opposition said today.
Germany says Vattenfall has no grounds to seek arbitration over nuclear phase-out
9-May-2018 Reuters
Swedish utility Vattenfall has no legal grounds to ask a US arbitration court if it can claim 4.7 billion euros from Berlin for forcing it to halt nuclear production, the German government has said.
China joins ASEAN countries’ chorus for free trade
8-May-2018 Xinhua Net
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday pledged to jointly promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), so as to inject positive energy into the world economy.
China set to strengthen economic ties with Japan, South Korea amid trade row with United States
8-May-2018 South China Morning Post
Premier Li Keqiang says three nations should speed up free-trade talks, as Beijing also seeks to maintain influence on Korean peninsula.
China hopes for breakthrough in RCEP negotiations: premier
8-May-2018 Xinhua Net
China hopes for substantive breakthroughs made in negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here on Monday.
EU-Japan FTA text (Dec 2017, updated Apr 2018)
8-May-2018 European Commission
As released by the European Commission
EU-Singapore trade and investment agreements: Final text (Apr 2018)
8-May-2018 European Commission
Authentic texts as of April 2018
EU-Mexico FTA: Agreement in principle text (Apr 2018)
8-May-2018 European Commission
As published by the European Commission
Telefonica Mexico withdraws EUR 850 mln arbitration request - report
7-May-2018 Telecompaper
Telefonica Mexico has withdrawn its arbitration claim against the Mexican government in which it had requested compensation amounting to around EUR 850 million after reaching an agreement with the country.
NAFTA talks enter critical week with US still pushing hard line
7-May-2018 Reuters
Talks to update the NAFTA trade deal enter a make-or-break week, as ministers from Canada, the United States and Mexico seek to resolve an impasse in key areas before elections in Mexico and the United States complicate the process.
Sri Lanka Thailand to begin talks on FTA from May
7-May-2018 Economic Next
Sri Lanka and Thailand will begin talks on setting broad parameters for a free trade deal from May 2018, officials said.
Asean gets tough on the US over trade, but tiptoes around South China Sea build-up
7-May-2018 South China Morning Post
With Singapore as chair of the regional bloc this year, China has an advantage as the focus shifts from geopolitics to trade and investment.
EU- Japan EPA presented to the European Council, ratification begins
7-May-2018 Lexology
On 18 April 2018 the European Commission (the “Commission“) presented the finalised text of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (“EPA“) to the European Council and thereby took the first step in the EPA’s ratification process at the EU level.
The EU caught in the trap of Nigeria’s refusal to sign the West Africa Economic Partnership Agreement and the Continental Free Trade Area
7-May-2018 SOL
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria very explicitly stated to the new Ambassador of the European Union that Nigeria was determined not to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement for West Africa.