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3-Oct-2014 ECDPM
Guide to the world’s biggest free trade deal – the economic partnership agreements between the EU and Africa
ECDPM has released a ‘Frequently asked questions’ guide to the economic partnership agreements (EPAs) between the EU and Africa. -
3-Oct-2014 The Standard
Flower farms warn of mass relocation over Economic Partnership Agreement impasse
Flower farms in Naivasha are now warning of mass relocation to either Ethiopia or Tanzania in the wake of the collapse of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) talks. -
3-Oct-2014 Politics.hu
Washington court rules in Hungary’s favor in cancelled casino investment case
An ICSID arbitration panel rules in favour of Hungary against US/Israeli investors seeking €300 million in compensation for a failed casino project. -
3-Oct-2014 HKSAR Government
FTA between Hong Kong, China and Chile to enter into force later this month
The free trade agreement between Hong Kong, China and Chile will enter into force on October 9, 2014, a government spokesperson said today (October 3). -
3-Oct-2014 The Land
Abbott’s line in sand on China FTA
Australia is prepared to walk away from a much touted free trade agreement (FTA) with China unless there are major last-minute concessions on farm products, according to well-placed government sources. -
3-Oct-2014 Financial Express
Asean free trade agreement review shows India ’got almost nothing’
Barely a month after the government sealed the trade pact in services and investments with the Asean, an internal assessment of the deal that has been placed before the Cabinet Secretariat concludes that India has got “almost nothing” by signing the agreement. -
3-Oct-2014 Courrier de la Russie
L’accord d’association UE-Ukraine contient-il des OGM ?
Un récent rapport de l’Oakland Institute révèle que l’accord d’association conclu entre l’Union européenne et l’Ukraine encouragerait cette dernière à recourir aux OGM, jusqu’à présent interdits sur son territoire. Si c’était effectivement le cas, l’Ukraine – deuxième exportateur mondial de céréales et détentrice de 22 % des terres arables d’Europe – deviendrait un véritable eldorado pour les semenciers internationaux. Alors – vrai ou faux ? -
3-Oct-2014 iPolitics
Corporations get lots, Canadians get little in CETA trade deal
The Harper government’s projected economic gains from the EU-Canada trade pact were calculated by a computer model based on a series of assumptions that are "not remotely realistic." -
2-Oct-2014 Public Citizen
New report takes on Obama administration defense of ISDS
The Obama administration’s precarious justifications for the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) regime may determine the fate of the transatlantic free trade agreement, said Public Citizen. -
2-Oct-2014 CIEL
Leaked TTIP draft for chemicals sector reveals a toxic partnership
A leaked restricted access text for the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) from August 2014 from the European Commission confirms that negotiations continue to favour business interests over the protection of citizens’ health and of the environment. -
2-Oct-2014 CIEL
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft EU chemicals offer (Sep 2014)
as leaked by CIEL -
2-Oct-2014 Reuters
US-Japan trade talks hit new farm exports snag
A Japanese government source said US negotiators staged a "hostage-taking" by suddenly threatening not to lift tariffs on Japanese auto parts unless Tokyo met US demands on agriculture. -
2-Oct-2014 Yonhap
S. Korea, Vietnam push to strike free trade deal this year
President Park Geun-hye said Thursday that South Korea and Vietnam agreed to make aggressive efforts to conclude a free trade agreement within this year as the two countries seek to further strengthen their ties. -
2-Oct-2014 dpa
Opposing sides on investor question face off at US-EU trade talks
Groups opposed to a clause of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership that they say is overly favorable to investors took their complaints to negotiators Wednesday outside Washington. -
1-Oct-2014 EurActiv
Business and NGOs divided over TTIP regulatory cooperation
While EU and US negotiators are meeting this week in Washington, business groups and civil society organisations have released contradictory statements about regulatory cooperation in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. -
1-Oct-2014 WDM
Rise up against TTIP: Day of action 11 October
Across the world, countries from South Africa to Ecuador are ripping up agreements like this one. Make your voice heard on 11 October. #NoTTIP. -
1-Oct-2014 The Tyee
Six steps to protect Canadians from flaws in China trade deal
Trade treaty expert Van Harten lays out ways FIPA governments can ’disclose, monitor, and limit the harm done by this treaty.’ -
1-Oct-2014 New Times
Europe ’Awol’ from decisive EAC meeting on trade accord
The East African Community’s last-minute efforts to have negotiations of the contentious Economic Partnership Agreement concluded before today’s deadline were dealt a huge blow after European Union delegates failed to turn up for a decisive meeting in Nairobi last week. -
1-Oct-2014 DW
Namibia narrowly avoids missing EU trade deadline
African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states that have not ratified Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the EU will shortly lose their free EU market access. Namibia was one of the last to say it would sign up. -
1-Oct-2014 The Star
Kenya’s dilemma over EU trade talks holds
Kenya’s push for an expeditious agreement between the East African Community and the European Commission over the long dragging trade negotiations suffered a major blow as nothing had been signed by yesterday.