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23-Jun-2016 Taiwan Post
Say no to trade pacts with China: civic groups
Civic groups protested outside the Executive Yuan on Monday, calling on the new government to reject any notions of signing trade in goods and services agreements with mainland China. -
23-Jun-2016 Politico
Taiwan making a list, checking it twice
In anticipation of its bid to join TPP, Taiwan has made a list of roughly 45 changes to its law, from intellectual property to food safety, that would bring it into compliance with the Asia-Pacific deal. -
23-Jun-2016 IOL
Fears over partnership with EU
The African Farmers Association of SA (Afasa) fears an international economic partnership that is expected to create hundreds of thousands of jobs in South Africa will not, in the long run, benefit those on the ground. -
23-Jun-2016 Swiss Info
Swiss group challenges trade partnerships
An interest group opposing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has formed in Switzerland the “Together against TTIP, TISA & Co.” alliance. -
23-Jun-2016 The Jakarta Post
Antam to use FTA for gold business
Diversified miner Aneka Tambang (Antam) hopes to utilize a free trade agreement (FTA) scheme to expand its gold business. -
23-Jun-2016 PR Newswire
Iskandar Safa submits claim against the Hellenic Republic with ICSID
Iskandar Safa, co-owner of the Privinvest Group, a global player in the shipbuilding industry, which took control of Hellenic Shipyards SA, submitted a request for arbitration against the Hellenic Republic at the World Bank’s ICSID. -
23-Jun-2016 WSRW
Confirmed: these 5 countries intervene against Saharawis at EU Court
The EU Court has now officially confirmed that five EU Member States will intervene in favour of Morocco in the proceedings to reverse the Court’s decision to halt imports from occupied Western Sahara through a trade deal with Morocco. -
22-Jun-2016 Les Echos
Les contentieux entre entreprises et Etats atteignent un niveau record
En 2015, 70 nouveaux cas d’arbitrage entre entreprises et Etats ont été initiés. L’Espagne est en première ligne des Etats attaqués. -
22-Jun-2016 The Bangkok Post
Farmers’ GMO fears ’unfounded’
Farmers are concerned about the impact of the TPP intellectual property chapter that prevents them from saving and using seeds that contain patented plant material. -
22-Jun-2016 Ministry of Finance of Republic of Indonesia
Government currently preparing draft of Government regulation on settlement of investment dispute
This regulation aims to enhance legal certainty in terms of ease of doing business and investment in Indonesia. -
22-Jun-2016 Huffington Post
Why mining corporations love trade deals
From the salmon-spawning waters of Alaska to the cloud forests of Ecuador, communities are standing up to mining projects that threaten their health, environment, and livelihoods. -
22-Jun-2016 Morning Star
Churchill Mining says tribunal ruling expected in september
Churchill Mining PLC said it has been informed a ruling on its ongoing tribunal with Indonesia is expected in September. -
22-Jun-2016 ICTSD
The evolving international investment law and policy regime: Ways forward
How to encourage the flow of sustainable FDI for sustainable development? This article examines the state of the international investment law and policy regime and presents potential options for its reform. -
22-Jun-2016 Inter-Press Service
Civil society in Latin America campaigns against Trans-Pacific Partnership
Civil society organisations from Chile, Mexico and Peru are pressing their legislatures and those of other countries not to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) -
21-Jun-2016 Ukraine Today
Ukraine and Canada ink memorandum on export support, trade and investment
Ukrainian officials expect to sign a free trade agreement with Canada on 11-12 July - during Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s official visit to Ukraine. -
21-Jun-2016 Friends of the Earth Europe
Time for EU to hold corporations to account
Friends of the Earth Europe welcomes a reference to the UN process to establish binding rules that would force multinational corporations to respect human rights laws, but calls on the EU to start actively supporting this UN process. -
21-Jun-2016 Politico
Guatemala labor case drags on
A long-running dispute over Guatemala’s compliance with the labor provisions in the Central American Free Trade Agreement won’t be resolved soon. -
21-Jun-2016 Ars Technica
Italy to block democratic vote on CETA for 500 million Europeans, according to leaked letter
Italian minister claims credibility of EU as a "reliable trade partner" is at stake. -
21-Jun-2016 European Council
East African Community: EU to sign economic partnership agreement with Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda
The Council authorised, on behalf of the EU, the signature and provisional application of the economic partnership agreement (EPA) between the EU and the East African Community (EAC) -
21-Jun-2016 Upside Down World
Rural communities’ struggle against US-owned mine continues in Guatemalan Supreme Court
The long-running struggle of rural communities in Guatemala against the United States-based mining firm Kappes, Cassiday, and Associates (KCA) continues in Guatemala’s national courts.