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28-Feb-2017 The Tyee
Trade deal ups risks in Chinese firm’s takeover of seniors’ care giant
FIPA means province could be blocked from improving care standards for residents. -
28-Feb-2017 The Hindu
As Trump quashes TPP, Canada pushes pact with India
But Ottawa’s stance on model investment treaty has New Delhi worried -
27-Feb-2017 Sunday Guardian Live
India should not let Europe undermine its new BIT and TRIPs flexibilities for medicines
There is no principled basis for EU’s demand of extending patent protection beyond the period of 20 years. -
27-Feb-2017 Desmog
Europe pushes ahead with controversial Canadian trade deal, opens door for tar sands
The trade deal could facilitate energy companies suing Member State governments when environmental policies threaten their profits. -
26-Feb-2017 Electronic Frontier Foundation
Law professors address RCEP negotiators on copyright
The recent death of the TPP has thrust RCEP further into the spotlight, and raised the stakes both for its sixteen prospective parties, and for lobbyists with designs to stamp their own mark on the text’s intellectual property and e-commerce chapters. -
26-Feb-2017 MSF
MSF calls on Japan and South Korea to drop the harmful RCEP measures
The intellectual property provisions initiated by Japan and South Korea go far beyond the requirements needed under international trade rules. -
25-Feb-2017 In Cyprus
Cyprus and Greece lock legal horns over bail-in
Greek investors claim that they were discriminated against and lost millions in the bail-in of Cypriot bank deposits some four years and have launched legal action against Cyprus. -
25-Feb-2017 Disputing Blog
ICSID orders Ecuador to pay $380 million to U.S. oil exploration company over investment treaty violations
An arbitration tribunal has ordered Ecuador to pay a ConocoPhillips’ wholly-owned subsidiary nearly $380 million and ordered the company to pay Ecuador $42 million in response to the Republic’s counterclaim -
24-Feb-2017 CDR
Investment arbitration: a strange beast
The criticism of ‘double hat’ – arbitrator and counsel – is legitimate and needs to be addressed. -
24-Feb-2017 La Libre
Du bœuf canadien irradié bientôt dans nos assiettes ?
Avec la validation du CETA, les consommateurs européens vont-ils à l’avenir trouver du bœuf canadien irradié dans les rayons des supermarchés ou leurs assiettes ? -
24-Feb-2017 All Africa
East Africa: Tanzania demands study on impact of EU trade deal
Tanzania wants a study conducted on the impact of the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union on the East African Community. -
24-Feb-2017 International Business Times
Turnbull and Widodo to seal free trade
Sealing a free trade between the two countries is reportedly the main agenda of Widodo’s visit to Australia. -
24-Feb-2017 Canadian Wheat Board Alliance
CETA enables giants in agriculture
The approval by the European Union of CETA makes the world safer for the global agricultural cartels and much less pleasant for Canadian farmers and the consumers in both jurisdictions. -
24-Feb-2017 Les Echos
La filière bovine veut faire capoter le Ceta
Les professionnels de l’élevage bovin comptent sur les parlementaires français pour qu’ils ne ratifient pas l’accord. -
24-Feb-2017 Economic & Political Weekly
A ’new’ recipe for trade
With other mega regional trade agreements like the Trans–Pacific Partnership in uncertainty, trade treaties like the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will acquire greater significance beyond their original ASEAN-centred grouping. The RCEP needs to be tracked for its implications for both the global trading system and the livelihoods of people. -
23-Feb-2017 The Guardian
Brexit could help EU strike free trade deal with India, MEPs believe
Leaked document suggests Indian tariffs on scotch and Theresa May’s visa rules for skilled Indians had been impeding progress. -
23-Feb-2017 Ecojustice
Investor-state dispute settlements: great for business, risky for the environment
What makes ISDS divisive is it exposes governments to potentially expensive private arbitration by foreign corporations who feel that environmental protection measures impede their business. -
23-Feb-2017 Manila Times
US business pushes for bilateral trade pact between Manila, Washington
The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines seemed to have taken the cudgels for the Philippine government by pushing for a bilateral free trade agreement with the United States. -
23-Feb-2017 LSM
Latvia first to ratify Canada-EU trade deal
The Latvian parliament, the Saeima, became the first in the European Union to fully ratify a groundbreaking free trade deal between the 28-member bloc and Canada. -
23-Feb-2017 CTV
Baloney Meter: Will free trade with the EU benefit everyone in Canada?
"At its heart, CETA is a framework for trade that works for everyone." said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. So does it?