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Resisting the corporate grip on climate action: From Santa Marta to Southeast Asia
11-Jun-2026 TNI
On 24-29 April 2026, 57 countries came together for the first conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, co-organised by Colombia and the Netherlands.
Importing occupation: Europe’s complicity in Palestinian dispossession through settlement agricultural trade
11-Jun-2026 Global Echo
Global Echo’s four-year investigation reveals for the first time the mechanisms through which millions of euros’ worth of agricultural products from Israeli settlements enter European markets unlawfully.
Call for cancellation of US trade agreement
11-Jun-2026 New Age
The Committee for Democratic Rights called on the prime minister and all members of parliament to demand for taking steps for the cancellation of the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade between Bangladesh and the United States.
EU and South Korea deepen ties with digital pact to bolster trade
11-Jun-2026 Reuters
The European Union and South Korea signed a digital trade agreement on Wednesday designed to make digital ​transactions easier and further cement economic ties between the ‌partners at their first summit in three years.
EU FTA queried over data sovereignty issues
11-Jun-2026 Business World
The digital chapter of the Philippines’ proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) has raised questions about Philippines’ ability to regulate cross-border data flows and pursue data localization policies.
Thai-Bhutan pact receives approval
11-Jun-2026 Bangkok Post
The Thai cabinet has approved the Thailand-Bhutan free trade agreement (FTA) submission under Section 178 of the Constitution, which is expected to take effect early next year.
EU-Korea agreement on digital trade (draft, Sep 2025)
11-Jun-2026 European Commission
ECVC calls on members of the European Parliament to reject the EU-US trade agreement
10-Jun-2026 European Coordination Via Campesina
Let us strengthen European food sovereignty!
Bangladesh pushes for free trade with Russia as foreign ministers meet in Moscow
10-Jun-2026 The Diplomatic Insight
Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister requested Russian support for concluding a free trade agreement between Bangladesh and the Eurasian Economic Commission.
Public comment: African trade program must put people’s wellbeing before corporate interests
10-Jun-2026 Public Citizen
Public Citizen, along with the labor, environmental, consumer, faith, and family farm groups that make up the Citizens Trade Campaign (CTC) national coalition, submitted recommendations for the record in response to the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) request for public comment on the modernization of the AGOA).
Indonesia, EU push to complete IEU-CEPA ratification in 2026
10-Jun-2026 The Jakarta Globe
Indonesia and the European Union are accelerating efforts to finalize the ratification of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA), a key initiative aimed at expanding market access, boosting trade, and strengthening investment cooperation between the two economies.
India–Oman CEPA: A pragmatic step in India’s Gulf economic strategy
10-Jun-2026 The Week
India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) came into force on 01 June 2026, marking an important milestone in India’s regionalism strategy in the broader Gulf region.
Japan ruling party urges gov’t to protect farmers in Mercosur trade talks - The Mainichi
10-Jun-2026 The Mainichi
Japan’s ruling party adopted a resolution urging the government to protect domestic farmers from a potential influx of cheap products such as beef and chicken if the country negotiates an economic partnership agreement with the South American trade bloc Mercosur.
New-age FTAs shrinking India’s policy space, dictating domestic rules: GTRI
10-Jun-2026 The Hindu Business Online
India’s ambitious push into FTAs is throwing up challenges that need urgent attention, such as widening trade deficits, worsening inverted duty structures and low utilisation of the pacts, according to a new report by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).
Thailand pushes EU free trade deal to reduce US reliance
10-Jun-2026 The Business Times
Thailand is racing to secure a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union as uncertainty over US tariffs pushes countries to forge new economic partnerships.
Czechia wins arbitration case against JCDecaux
9-Jun-2026 Radio Prague International
Czechia has won an international arbitration case brought by the French advertising company JCDecaux and will not have to pay damages of around CZK 550 million.
Turkey, Canada agree to launch exploratory talks on free trade, statement says
9-Jun-2026 Reuters
The trade ministers of Turkey and Canada have ​agreed to launch exploratory discussions ‌aimed at concluding a free trade agreement, according to a joint ministerial ​statement.
Renegotiation of US-Mexico-Canada trade pact faces hurdles
9-Jun-2026 World Socialist Web Site
On a grand scale, Trump views the Americas in their entirety as subject to US domination and control at his whim.
New bilateral investment model: 2-year local remedy window, no most favoured nation clause
9-Jun-2026 The New Indian Express
Amid the recent debate on various issues with the BIT mo­del, the Centre is considering tailoring them according to engagement with other countries.
Digital trade deals, monopolies and crypto: The new architecture of private control
9-Jun-2026 bilaterals.org
The ideological convergence between digital free-trade policy, Silicon Valley platform ideology and crypto-libertarianism is difficult to ignore. All promote distrust toward public regulation, celebrate borderless markets, and frame technological systems as superior alternatives to democratic governance.