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22-Jan-2016 EBB
Better Regulation, TTIP under the radar?
The negotiations the EU are having with the US over TTIP would lead to new governance structures and procedures with a central objective of eliminating trade and investment barriers. -
22-Jan-2016 EurActiv
Consumer rights group launches petition to exclude cosmetics from TTIP
The Danish consumer rights organisation Forbrugerrådet Tænk wants to keep cosmetics regulation out of the Transatlantic free trade negotiations, saying it is worried that the EU will "sell out" its strict standards. -
22-Jan-2016 Xnet
Say NO to the new legislations on trade secrets
What is hiding behind the new laws on trade secrets?
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22-Jan-2016 CBC
EU quietly asks Canada to rework trade deal’s thorny investment clause
Both sides admit surprise as deal risks losing ratification vote thanks to anti-American sentiment. -
21-Jan-2016 Politico
MEPs support ambitious global trade pact
The Trade in Services Agreement will be important for the exchange of data flows, lawmakers say. -
21-Jan-2016 Lexology
India’s new BIT and arbitration law send mixed signals to foreign investors
India’s new model BIT text follows the trend of divergent approaches to investment treaty-making by focusing on a more defensive-minded strategy than in its prior treaties. -
21-Jan-2016 Tele Sur
South America forms alternative to free trade kangaroo courts
Experts from UNASUR met in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo in order to finalize and sign agreements regarding the proposed center for investigation of international settlement dispute cases. -
21-Jan-2016 Tico Times
Canadian mining company reorganizes to seek damages from Costa Rica
Infinito announced that it has secured funding from a lender to continue pursuing damages stemming from Costa Rica’s cancellation of the firm’s gold mining concession in 2011. -
21-Jan-2016
Ngapuhi considers Waitangi day protest if TPP signed
A Ngapuhi elder is threatening to block the Government from Te Tii Marae on Waitangi Day if the Trans Pacific Partnership is signed, saying the signing is a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi. -
21-Jan-2016 Embassy
What does China want in a free trade deal?
It’s unclear where China’s requests end and its demands begin. -
21-Jan-2016 Embassy
Lametti on CETA: ’We’ll get this deal to work’
CETA, China, softwood lumber among government’s top trade priorities for 2016. Canada’s government is willing to address ISDS concerns. -
20-Jan-2016 Daily Mail
China, Gulf to speed up free trade talks
China and the oil-dependent Gulf monarchies said they would accelerate talks on a free trade deal which has been under negotiation for more than a decade. -
20-Jan-2016 WSRW
HRW: "Western Sahara products should not be labeled as Moroccan"
Human Rights Watch states that "countries should not import goods produced in Western Sahara labeled as Made in Morocco or under preferential tariff agreements with Morocco". -
20-Jan-2016 The Malaysian Insider
30% of SMEs risk going bust post-TPPA
About 30% of small and medium companies risk going under once the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) comes into force. -
20-Jan-2016 America Fruit
US targets new opportunities in Latin America
Economic growth and expanding middle class is fuelling demand for US agricultural products. -
20-Jan-2016 The Japan Times
Japan, China, South Korea fail to set goals for trade deal
High-ranking negotiators from Japan, China and South Korea failed to set goals for how far they want to open their markets in the latest round of talks on a three-way free trade accord. -
20-Jan-2016 The Independent
Here is how TTIP threatens small businesses in the UK
As 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year I am firmly against TTIP and the strain it will place on home grown business owners. -
20-Jan-2016 Politico
Why TTIP is stuck in the muck
For TTIP to work, the EU needs to become more transparent. -
20-Jan-2016 The Tyee
Thanks to TPP, Canada could get caught in global privacy battle
Trade deal coupled with EU court decision could spell trouble for our laws. -
19-Jan-2016 Sputnik
TTIP, tax havens contribute to extreme global inequality
TTIP perpetuate inequality because of their secrecy and preference for the interests of the wealthy over financial regulations and labor rights.