Articles by language
-
3-Jun-2015 Ars Technica UK
EU arts policies could lead to ISDS lawsuits, admits German government
The German federal government has admitted that an EU country’s arts policies could lead to it being sued by foreign corporations before investor tribunals under trade agreements being negotiated with Canada and the US. -
3-Jun-2015
FTAs demand trade rule awareness
The need for businesses to learn the import and export regulations in different markets has only become more important as Viet Nam signs a slew of free trade agreements (FTAs), experts say. -
3-Jun-2015 OHCHR
UN experts voice concern over adverse impact of free trade and investment agreements on human rights
A group of UN experts have issued the following statement to express concern about the secret nature of drawing up and negotiating many of these free trade and investment agreements, such as TPP and TTIP, and the potential adverse impact of these agreements on human rights. -
2-Jun-2015 EU Bulletin
EU-Japan FTA: Basic agreement to be reached by end 2015
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, European Council President Donald Tusk, and EU President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed last Friday (29 May) to accelerate negotiations over a long-deadlocked Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Japan. -
2-Jun-2015 Farmers Weekly
MEPs call for safeguard clause in TTIP to protect EU farmers
The EU should be able to close markets to specific US agricultural goods if an increase in imports threatened to cause serious harm to domestic food production, say MEPs. -
2-Jun-2015 WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks issues call for $100,000 bounty on monster trade treaty
Today WikiLeaks has launched a campaign to crowd-source a $100,000 reward for America’s Most Wanted Secret: the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).
-
2-Jun-2015 Newsday
Matiza warns Zanu PF Bippa farm invaders
A governernment official has warned Zanu PF supporters against invading commercial farms covered under Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (Bippas) with foreign governments -
2-Jun-2015 Press Trust of India
Trade Ministers of 16 countries to meet in July to clinch RCEP
Trade Ministers of 16 countries, including India, may meet in July in Kuala Lumpur to iron out issues related to the mega trade deal – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement. -
2-Jun-2015 Hydrocarbons Technology
US DoE grants export authorisation for Alaska LNG Project
Alaska can now export liquified natural gas (LNG) to countries with which the US does not have a free trade agreement - such as Japan, Taiwan, China and India. -
2-Jun-2015 The Guardian
Australian MPs allowed to see top-secret trade deal text but can’t reveal contents for four years
Australian politicians have been told they can view the current confidential negotiating text for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, but only if they agree not to divulge anything they see for four years, despite expectations the deal could be finalised within months. -
1-Jun-2015 European Parliament
INTA Report "Recommendations to the European Commission on TTIP"
The European Parliament’s INTA Committee has recently voted on a recommendations for the European Commission regarding the TTIP negotiations. -
1-Jun-2015 Belfast Telegraph
Trade deal warning over EU exit
Norway says TTIP could cause "issues" for UK if it pulls out of EU -
1-Jun-2015 The Hindu
Exporters for FTA, CEPA with EU
Indian knitwear exporters have made an appeal to expedite the signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union. -
1-Jun-2015 Korea Times
Korea, China officially sign FTA
Korea and China officially signed a free trade agreement (FTA) on Monday, after three years of negotiations. -
1-Jun-2015 Canadian Press
Australia pressuring Canada in TPP for greater wine access, citing EU gains
An internal memo from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development says the Canadian government is being pressured by TPP parties to give them same outcomes as EU got under CETA. -
29-May-2015 Zeit
The hidden costs of trade treaties
The free trade treaties with Canada (CETA) and the United States (TTIP) are not threatening European standards, the negotiators in Brussels assure us. Yet environmental and food safety regulations have already been weakened. -
29-May-2015 EESC
The EESC opposes ISDS in TTIP and CETA and calls for an International Investment Court
The European Economic and Social Committee, in its opinion adopted on 27 May, opposes the inclusion of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) or in the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), as it believes such a system has the potential to derail both agreements. -
29-May-2015 Xinhua
Africa to launch Continental Free Trade Agreement negotiations
African countries will launch the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) negotiations at the upcoming African Union Summit scheduled for mid-June this year, it was announced on Thursday. -
28-May-2015 Congressional Research Service
International Investment Agreements (IIAs): Frequently Asked Questions
This report for US Congress answers frequently asked questions about US international investment agreements including provisions for investor-state dispute settlement. -
28-May-2015 Live Mint
Why India is not joining trade in services agreement
Even though India has been insisting on negotiating services agreements in all ongoing bilateral trade agreements, including the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, to tap its rapidly growing young skilled workforce, it has so far desisted from joining a plurilateral trade in services agreement (Tisa) being negotiated among 24 countries.