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12-Dec-2016 EurActiv
New endocrine disruptor rules address your trade concerns, EU tells US, Canada
The European Commission told the US and Canada that draft EU pesticides laws would “address the concerns” they had over possible trade restrictions on goods exposed to endocrine disruptors. -
12-Dec-2016 Investing News Network
Eco Oro files request for arbitration against Colombia
The claim relates to Eco Oro’s dispute with Colombia in relation to State measures that have destroyed the value of its investments in the Colombian mining sector. -
12-Dec-2016 Politico
Data fight emerges as last big hurdle to EU-Japan trade deal
A dispute over data has emerged as an unexpected obstacle to an EU-Japan free-trade deal only weeks before diplomats expected to seal a political agreement. -
12-Dec-2016 EurActiv
‘TTIP may come back from the dead,’ warns expert
Opposition to the EU’s transatlantic trade deals is alive and well. According to activists, TTIP is far from dead and CETA can still be stopped. -
11-Dec-2016 SOL
The EU fraudulent behaviour to extort the signing of the EPAs
The States of West Africa and East Africa have been pressured to sign the Economic Partnership Agreements on the basis of false indications, not to say lies, of the European Commission. -
9-Dec-2016 EurActiv
Brussels continues pursuit of elusive Mercosur trade deal
Argentine President Mauricio Macri met with Internal Market Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska to discuss strengthening ties between the European Union and the Mercosur trading bloc. -
9-Dec-2016 WSRW
First season in Switzerland without occupation tomatoes?
From this winter on, Swiss supermarkets will probably, for the first time, no longer sell tomatoes from occupied Western Sahara.
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9-Dec-2016 EurActiv
Parliament committee gives CETA thumbs down
The European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee recommended to reject the EU-Canada trade agreement -
9-Dec-2016 The Asahi Shimbun
Diet approves TPP despite Trump’s stated opposition
Although seemingly dead due to opposition from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement was approved by the Diet. -
9-Dec-2016 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The requirement of “effective seat” in CEAC Holdings Limited v. Montenegro
Are we moving towards a double-barreled test for protected “investor”? -
9-Dec-2016 See News
CEAC’s Deripaska personally seeks arbitration in dispute with Montenegro
Oleg Deripaska has, in his personal capacity, served a notice of arbitration against Montenegro, claiming unlawful expropriation of his investment and related treaty breaches -
9-Dec-2016 The Straits Times
Talks on China-backed RCEP will be substantially completed by end-2017: Malaysia’s trade minister Mustapa Mohamed
Negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), championed by China, will likely be substantially concluded by the end of next year, Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed said. -
9-Dec-2016 Bloomberg Quint
China-championed Asia trade pact gains traction in Jakarta talks
Matters such as intellectual property rights, as well as trade in goods and services, remain unresolved. The next talks will be held in Japan in February. -
8-Dec-2016 Jakarta Post
Indonesia to finalize five trade deals next year in hunt for wider markets
As Indonesia accelerates talks with 15 Asia-Pacific nations, it is prioritizing the conclusion of five trade deals to open access to foreign markets and lure inflows of investment. -
8-Dec-2016 Business Recorder
FTAs not benefiting Pakistan, acknowledges government
The government acknowledged that Pakistan has not benefited appropriately from the free trade agreements (FTAs) signed in the past including the one with China. -
8-Dec-2016 The Age
Trade Minister Steven Ciobo rejects assertions that the Trans-Pacific Partnership has collapsed
"We are only nine months into a 24-month process, we need to give the Americans time to consider the pros and cons of the TPP." -
8-Dec-2016 Prague Daily Monitor
Czech Republic faces international arbitration
Aircraftleasing Meier & Fischer has initiated international arbitration proceedings, asking compensation in the amount of USD 125.17m. -
8-Dec-2016 DW
German utilities win compensation for nuclear phaseout
Germany’s highest court has ruled in favor of three power companies in a dispute over a government decision to phase out nuclear energy. Vattenfall is also suing at the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). -
8-Dec-2016 ABC News
Multinationals launch 50 lawsuits worth $31b against Asian nations
A new report finds that corporations have launched 50 lawsuits, worth at least $US31 billion, using secret international arbitration tribunals against 11 countries in the Asian region. -
7-Dec-2016 Digital Look
Churchill Mining’s $1bn claim against Indonesia struck off
A tribunal has struck out a claim by Churchill Mining for damages after Indonesia’s government revoked its licence for a coal project.