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21-Mar-2016 European Commission
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft regulatory cooperation chapter (EU proposal, February 2016)
As released by the European Commission -
21-Mar-2016 The Independent
TTIP: Big business and US to have major say in EU trade deals, leak reveals
Document obtained by campaign group shows legislation will be influenced before it reaches European Parliament -
21-Mar-2016 EurActiv
EU in Latin America trade push
The EU is in a drive to deepen trade ties with Latin America. It is eager to do business with Cuba, and on the cusp of relaunching negotiations with Mercosur. -
21-Mar-2016 Jamaica Observer
Caribbean countries not fully satisfied with EPA accord
Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries say they are yet to “meaningfully reap the potential benefits” of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed with Europe in 2008. -
21-Mar-2016 The Economic Times
Next round of RCEP negotiations in April in Australia
The next round of negotiations for the proposed mega trade deal, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), would take place in April in Australia. -
18-Mar-2016 This Day
Don’t endorse ECOWAS-EU economic partnership agreement , MAN tells FG
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has admonished the federal government to withhold its endorsement of the ECOWAS-EU economic partnership agreement. -
18-Mar-2016 CCPA
TPP will be toothless for environmental protection: study
Far from being a milestone for environmental protection, as claimed by the U.S. and Canadian governments, the TPP will not safeguard or promote effective environmental protection measures. -
18-Mar-2016 AIDA
Protecting the Santurban páramo from Angostura mining project
High-altitude wetlands that provide drinking water to more than two million people could become one of the world’s biggest gold and silver mines. -
18-Mar-2016 New York Times
The era of free trade might be over. That’s a good thing.
In the United States, globalization is widely accepted as a contributor to both wage stagnation and the growth in inequality. -
17-Mar-2016 The Jakarta Post
Whose healthy ASEAN Community?
The liberalization of health care under the ASEAN Economic Community is clearly biased toward curative services as being more profitable than health promotion. -
17-Mar-2016 IISD
The gold-plated CETA: whose gold and at what cost?
Does the agreement reflect 21st century needs and standards? -
17-Mar-2016 Earth Institute
Navigating governments’ obligations in the context of land investments
A new report from the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment explores the dilemmas posed by land investments under international investment treaties and human rights law. -
16-Mar-2016 CIEL
Organisations condemn Eco Oro Minerals’ warning that it could sue Colombia over efforts to protect water sources
The Canadian company’s Angostura mining project in the high-altitude wetlands, or páramo, of Santurbán, has announced that it could file an international arbitration suit against Colombia over measures to protect the páramo, which are important sources of water in the country. -
16-Mar-2016 Financial Express
India, China exchange tariff cut offers under RCEP
Plans to liberalise trade between India and China, the world’s two fastest-growing large economies, have gathered momentum with both sides exchanging offers on removal of a chunk of tariff lines on goods imports. -
16-Mar-2016 EurActiv
EU free trade deal will trap Vietnam in low-wage, low-skill cycle
The EU’s Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam will trap the Asian country in a low-profit-low-wage cycle. -
16-Mar-2016 The Nation
Mauritius ready to help Pakistan access African markets
Since Mauritius is a gateway to African countries therefore it offers huge opportunities to Pakistani businessmen desirous of winning those markets. -
16-Mar-2016 Huffington Post
What’s the problem with free trade?
Economists say that free trade allows us to take advantage of the "comparative advantages" offered by other countries. Unfortunately, low labor and environmental-protection costs are seen as a comparative advantage. -
16-Mar-2016 Lexology
Investment treaty claims by dual nationals
In recent years, a new type of claim has been emerging in the field of investment treaty arbitration, whereby investors initiate proceedings against their own state before an international arbitration tribunal. -
15-Mar-2016 IISD
Is ISDS in EU trade agreements legal under EU law?
The legality of investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS), including in the form of an Investment Court System (ICS), in EU trade agreements under EU law is a contentious issue among academics and legal experts. -
15-Mar-2016 ETUC
US and EU trade union leaders: TTIP negotiations ’On the wrong course’
AFL-CIO and ETUC stressed that the current negotiations on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are on the wrong course.