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26-Jul-2017 Volterra Fietta
The king is dead, long live the king: the EU and the future of investor-state dispute settlement
The data lead to the inexorable conclusion that the European Commission’s declaration that “investment treaty arbitration is dead” is wrong by a ratio of over 1:3,000. -
26-Jul-2017 Reuters
UK will not accept chlorinated chicken to secure US trade deal - minister
"We are not going to dilute our high animal welfare standards or our high environmental standards in pursuit of any trade deal", the environment minister Michael Gove said after his trade counterpart Liam Fox was criticised for dismissing the issue -
26-Jul-2017 Xinhua
Australia-Indonesia FTA may be signed "by end of year": Australian minister
Australia’s Trade Minister Steve Ciobo on Wednesday declared Indonesia as his "number one trade priority" for 2017 -
26-Jul-2017 The Hindu
Zero duty to hit Indian dairy industry: Amul
‘15 cr. farmers will be impacted by FTA’ -
26-Jul-2017 Scoop
Zombie actors protest TPPA at Auckland trade office
A mock zombie virus outbreak was quarantined at the offices of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade in Auckland by campaigners demanding the NZ government end efforts to resurrect the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
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26-Jul-2017 Lexology
Mixed results in recent arbitral awards concerning Spain’s renewable energy policy
One should be cautious with jumping to conclusions for the still pending Spanish ECT cases. -
26-Jul-2017 Reuters
World Bank orders Argentina to pay $320 mln over seized airline
The World Bank’s arbitration tribunal has ordered Argentina to pay $320 million plus interest and legal fees to Spanish travel group Marsans for expropriating its airline Aerolineas Argentinas SA in 2008. -
26-Jul-2017 Newsclick, PSI, TNI and Focus on the global south
Video: "Can’t trade with our lives and livelihood" Hyderabad says no to RCEP
A massive protest march was organised in Hyderabad on July 24 at People’s Plaza against Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership with the slogan "You can’t trade with our lives and livelihoods." The march is part of a week long activities of People’s convention against FTAs and RCEP.
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26-Jul-2017 Forum Against FTAs
“Stakeholder consultation a sham” – Boycott by people’s organizations
The People’s Resistance Forum against FTAs & RCEP calls the so-called “Stakeholder Consultation” on 25th July 2017 by the RCEP chief negotiators a sham – it is neither a meaningful consultation nor includes most stakeholders. -
26-Jul-2017 The Hindu
Indian e-commerce platforms could suffer RCEP jolt
Control over data will yield tremendous influence and profit-making, experts say. -
25-Jul-2017 The Hindu
‘RCEP will hit economically backward women the most’
Worst hit will be families with female heads, 23 million of which are in rural areas. -
25-Jul-2017 The Christian Science Monitor
Sweeping free trade deal poised to benefit companies at the expense of small-scale farmers
A free trade deal that would spur economic growth in the eyes of government officials could also force farmers from traditional livelihoods and disproportionately harm women, say Asian advocacy groups. -
25-Jul-2017 The Times of India
Hyderabad: NGOs hold protest against RCEP talks
NGOs from across the country protested in Hyderabad against the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership talks being held in Hyderabad.
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25-Jul-2017 Bloomberg
Nigeria says Ecowas studying ramifications of Morocco membership
Several Nigerian lobby groups, including an organization of retired ambassadors, are putting pressure on the Nigerian government to reject the application because of the decades-old dispute over Western Sahara and Morocco’s geographical distance. -
25-Jul-2017 EurActiv
Mercosur nations prioritise end-of-year EU trade deal
At its biannual summit last week, South American trade bloc Mercosur confirmed that it intends to finalise an agreement with the EU by the end of the year. But experts warn that this timeframe might be too ambitious for a full-blown deal. EURACTIV Spain reports. -
25-Jul-2017 Live Mint
India’s ‘protectionist bent’ for agricultural products delaying FTA: Australia
“At this point in time, I’m not seeing a willingness from India that would reflect a desire to achieve an FTA,” Australian minister Steve Ciobo says -
25-Jul-2017 The Guardian
UK’s animal welfare standards ’threatened by post-Brexit trade deals’
House of Lords report warns farmers will be pressured by imports from countries that use cheaper methods to produce food -
25-Jul-2017 The Hans India
Women up in arms against Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
At a rally held in Hyderabad, women from different parts of India marched along with other marginalised communities to protest the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership -
24-Jul-2017 Forum Against FTAs
People’s groups demand a halt to RCEP talks
People’s groups from across the country converged in Hyderabad from July 22-26 to unanimously reject the RCEP. -
24-Jul-2017 Social Post
Women farmers take out rally to oppose RCEP free trade agreement
Women from different parts of India marched along with other marginalised communities to protest the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the mega Free Trade Agreement which is currently being negotiated in India.