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17-Aug-2015 Malta Today
Trojan horse erected in protest against ‘dangerous’ EU-US trade agreement
A huge Trojan horse – the infamous horse that hid thousands of Greek fighters to overthrow the city of Troy – has been erected in Valletta this morning to protest against the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) -
17-Aug-2015 Mornington News
ETU sparks trade debate
Frankston and Mornington residents have been receiving automated phone calls, part of a campaign by the Electrical Trades Union to “stop the China Free Trade Agreement” amid union fears electricians’ jobs are at risk. -
17-Aug-2015 Vietnamnet Bridge
Tariff cuts, exemptions for Vietnam-EU FTA clarified
The European Union (EU) will remove 85.6% of tariff lines for Vietnam’s goods exports immediately after a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two sides comes into force. -
15-Aug-2015 The Vancouver Sun
Canada-China trade pact puts our sovereignty at risk
In his new book Gus Van Harten argues that FIPA shows that Canada can be too eager to compromise its economy, long-term, in the hope of a quick buck now. -
15-Aug-2015 Investment Arbitration Reporter
As decision in Mesa v. Canada looms, investor and all three NAFTA parties weigh in on significance of Bilcon
Following Canada’s loss this March in a NAFTA dispute, Bilcon v. Canada, that decision has prompted a new round of submissions in a separate dispute, Mesa Power Group LLC v. Canada. -
14-Aug-2015 All Africa
Southern Africa: Botswana - Angola may join free trade zone in 2017
Angola will join the Free Trade Zone of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in 2017, if the country takes the necessary steps -
14-Aug-2015 Tax News
Norway partners with ASEAN free trade bloc
ASEAN foreign ministers accepted Norway as a Sectoral Dialogue Partner following Norway’s application early this year to establish a formal partnership with the Asian bloc. -
14-Aug-2015 The Tyee
Rejecting TPP a matter of human rights
Trade deal would put Canada in consort with nation plagued by trafficking, aggressive corps. -
14-Aug-2015 Swazi Observer
Swaziland to eliminate barriers to ratification, approval of Tripartite FTA
Swaziland will eliminate in any way possible barriers to the ratification and approval of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA). -
14-Aug-2015 Economie Matin
La marché du porc : un problème politique européen !
Ce n’est pas au niveau national, table ronde ou pas au ministère de l’Agriculture, que le problème pourra se résoudre. -
14-Aug-2015 Friends of the Earth
TPP in trouble: why we can win this fight!
Time is running out for a congressional vote on a completed TPP deal during President Obama’s term of office. -
14-Aug-2015 Ars Technica
EU doubles down on TTIP secrecy as public resistance grows
Top national politicians must visit a special room in Brussels to read key TTIP documents. -
13-Aug-2015 Kotaku
Japanese fan comics could die under new trade deal
While Japan has strict copyright laws, self-published comics tend to get a free pass and flourish. A new trade agreement could change that forever. -
13-Aug-2015 Voxy
Potatoes seen ’potesting’
An angry mob of potatoes was seen protesting in New Zealand against the Trans Pacific Partnership. -
13-Aug-2015 PDI
Efta states asked to make PH their gateway to Asean
The Philippines is willing to “provide more openings” in the local services sector for the four-member states of the European Free Trade Association (Efta) under a proposed free trade agreement (FTA), if the bloc makes the country its hub in or main gateway to the Asean. -
13-Aug-2015
SADC summit to focus on economic transformation
Leaders from Southern Africa meet for their annual summit this month in Botswana, united by a common objective to improve the socio-economic situation in the region. -
13-Aug-2015
Reko Diq arbitration: Can there be a settlement?
We have been hearing news of the Pakistan government’s efforts to reach a settlement with the Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) in connection with the Reko Diq matter involving copper and gold reserves worth billions of dollars. -
13-Aug-2015
Pakistan, Thailand ready for FTA talks
Pakistan and Thailand are preparing for a formal dialogue on free trade agreement (FTA) and in this regard a 19-member trade delegation headed by General Chatchai Sarikulya, Commerce Minister of the Royal Thai Government was visiting Pakistan. -
13-Aug-2015 Foreign Policy In Focus
Where the TPP could lose
Activists in Chile have made their government draw red lines on the corporate-friendly investment deal. North Americans could take a lesson. -
13-Aug-2015 Les moutons enragés
L’Europe impose à l’Afrique un traité pire que le TAFTA….
L’Union européenne qui a signé avec seize pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest un accord dit de partenariat économique. Un appel est lancé pour appeler les élus européens à ne pas ratifier cet accord.