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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. -
28-May-2015 BBC
MEPs take initial position on TTIP negotiations
The resolution supported by the committee does not explicitly call for a ban on controversial investor-to-state dispute mechanisms (ISDS), instead calling for the jurisdiction of national courts to be "respected" in the deal. -
28-May-2015 APEC
Free trade agreements lead to rising exports, study confirms
As regional free trade agreements proliferate in the Asia-Pacific, a new APEC Policy Support Unit report confirms that these agreements do make a difference in boosting exports. -
28-May-2015 Xinhua
Saudi sheep farm sparks "bribery" calls in New Zealand Parliament
New Zealand’s Auditor General has been asked to investigate government spending of 11 million NZ dollars (US$7.96m) on a sheep farm in Saudi Arabia in what has been labeled a bribe to secure a free trade agreement with the Arab Gulf states. -
28-May-2015 Rappler
PH eyes 3 more bilateral agreements
The Philippines plans to forge bilateral agreements with Mexico, Chile and Canada, after the countries started last week exploration talks aimed at further strengthening their trade and economic relations. -
28-May-2015 RLF
Counter-summit: Trade relations between European Union and Latin America
Under the title "Days of Mobilization: Reclaiming Peoples’ Sovereignty against the Corporate-led Trade and Investment Architecture" a counter summit is taking place with many activities on 8 - 10 June 2015, right before the official EU-CELAC-Summit hosted in Brussels this year (10 - 11 June 2015). -
28-May-2015 Democracy Now
Julian Assange on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Secretive deal isn’t about trade, but corporate control
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange warns that the secret Trans-Pacific Partnership could chill the adoption of health and environmental regulations affecting 40 percent of the global economy.
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27-May-2015 Counter Punch
Capitalism, culture and the legacy of victimization: Black America and the political economy of neoliberal trade deals
Over the last week African Americans organization have rallied in opposition to the TPP and established its defeat as an immediate priority for black people, even as some members of the Congressional Black Caucus are wavering in their initial opposition as a result of pressure from the Obama administration. -
27-May-2015 ABC Rural
Chinese dairy farmers upset with Australian free trade agreement
Chinese dairy farmers fear their government is sacrificing the local industry to promote trade with Australia.
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27-May-2015 Katoikos
Challenges and opportunities for EU-Mexico trade relations
In early May, the Brussels think tank CEPS and the Spanish bank BBVA organised a meeting between high-level representatives from the EU and Mexico aiming to review the EU-Mexico trade relationship -
27-May-2015 Xinhua
Philippines, Peru set to engage in FTA talks
The Philippines is set to engage into free trade agreement talks with Peru, a senior government official said on Wednesday. -
27-May-2015 CBC News
Processing requirements ’off the table’ in CETA spat with Ottawa: Darin King
A dispute between the Newfoundland and Labrador government and Ottawa surrounding the Canadian European Union Comprehensive Trade Agreement (CETA) was reignited Tuesday, with the province saying it will not relinquish authority over minimum fish processing requirements. -
26-May-2015 Reuters
China-led lender adds urgency to Japan’s pursuit of pan-Pacific trade pact
"If the new Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank goes ahead and TPP fails .... perception-wise it will hurt in the leadership contest for the Asia-Pacific," a Japanese government source told Reuters.