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19-Jan-2015 RT
‘We are fed up!’:Thousands march against TTIP & GMOs in Berlin
A broad alliance of farmers, ethical consumers, and anti-capitalist activists staged a march through Berlin that numbered up to 50,000, to denounce the proposed TTIP treaty between the US and EU, and mass farming technologies.
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16-Jan-2015 Farmers Journal
GM food labelling in Europe will not be affected by CETA and TTIP
EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan says he will not allow any compromises on GM labelling standards in Europe in spite of fears surrounding new trade agreements with Canada and the United States. -
16-Jan-2015 USAgNet
Rangel introduces Free Trade with Cuba Act
"We have a ready-made market in Cuba, just 90 miles off our coast" say US congressmen backing the move. -
16-Jan-2015 Bernama
Malaysia is hopeful of concluding RCEP negotiations In 2015
Malaysia is hopeful that negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) can be concluded by year-end, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said. -
16-Jan-2015
EU trade agreements threaten to crush Kenya’s blooming flower trade
Kenya is one of the world’s largest exporters of cut stems, so how is the east African country faring in the face of Europe’s tough trade policies? -
15-Jan-2015 Financial Express
Dhaka, KL may ink FTA deal by June next year
Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed has expressed the hope that Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur (KL) would sign a Free Trade Agreement between Malaysia and Bangladesh by middle of next year -
15-Jan-2015 China Daily
Chinese food companies find room to grow in Australia, NZ
Companies based in China are investing in Australia and New Zealand’s agricultural sectors as they pursue a larger foothold in these lucrative markets through favorable policies offered by bilateral free trade agreements. -
15-Jan-2015
Prime ministers spruik benefits of Japan-Australia free trade agreement
Australia has become the first major agricultural nation to implement a free trade agreement with Japan (JAEPA) after seven years of negotiation. -
15-Jan-2015
India-ASEAN services & investment FTA to be in force from July
India’s free trade agreement (FTA) in services and investments with 10-member ASEAN Grouping will come into force from July this year, paving the way for freer movement of professionals and further investment opportunities. -
15-Jan-2015 EurActiv
France and Germany to form united front against ISDS
The two countries are discussing throwing their combined weight behind a common position to exclude an Investor State Dispute Settlement mechanism from trade talks with the US -
14-Jan-2015 Toronto Star
Canada being sued for billions under NAFTA investor protections
Study charts foreign corporations’ growing use of NAFTA’s investor protections to sue governments over environmental and economic regulations -
14-Jan-2015 Stop TTIP and TTIP Unfairhandelbar
Europeans don’t want investor state dispute settlement in trade agreements
An overwhelming majority of Europeans has spoken out against ISDS in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership -
14-Jan-2015 Out-Law.com
EU-US trade negotiations must be more transparent, as concerns are raised about clash with data protection rules
The European Ombudsman says the Commission must do more to "increase the legitimacy of the TTIP negotiations in the eyes of the public". -
14-Jan-2015 GMO Inside
US: Members of Congress demand to see secret trade deals
US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and others, are demanding that trade representatives turn over a full text of the TPP trade agreement.
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14-Jan-2015 Testbiotech
TTIP and CETA: Opening the door to genetic engineering in agriculture and food production
A newly published Testbiotech report shows that the introduction of the new free trade agreements between EU and Canada (CETA) and the US (TTIP) will almost certainly lead to lower EU standards in protection of consumers and the environment. -
14-Jan-2015 FT
Japan targets Southeast Asia in jostle for regional economic sway
Japan is stepping up an economic charm offensive in Southeast Asia in the latest sign of rival efforts by leading powers to profit from the single market due to be launched soon in the populous region. -
13-Jan-2015 Le Monde
Europe: The fear of arbitral tribunals
The consultation on investor arbitration that the European Commission launched in Spring 2014 delivered an unambiguous verdict: today, public opinion does not want it. -
13-Jan-2015 EU Commission
EU report presented today: Consultation on investment protection in EU-US trade talks
Today, the European Commission published its analysis of the almost 150,000 replies to its online consultation on investment protection and investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). -
13-Jan-2015 Graphic Online
AGI divided over EPAs
Members of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) are divided over whether the government should join other West African states to sign onto the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). -
13-Jan-2015 Associated Press
Unions intensifying attacks on new emerging free-trade pact
Just over two decades after lobbying unsuccessfully against the North American Free Trade Agreement, US labor unions are again voicing strong reservations to a proposed major trade-liberalization deal.