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31-Jul-2014 TakePart.com
’Sharing is not a crime’: Why a Colombian student faces prison for posting research online
A South American biologist who found a five-year-old master’s degree thesis online, then shared it with fellow graduate students on a Web page, could spend the next eight years in prison for copyright infringement — thanks to the US-Colombia FTA. -
31-Jul-2014 European Ombudsman
Ombudsman asks Council and Commission to publish more TTIP documents
The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has called on the Council of the European Union to publish the EU negotiating directives for the on-going Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations with the US. -
30-Jul-2014 Madhyam
The era of mega-arbitration: International court rules against Russia in $50 billion decision
On 28 July 2014, an international arbitration tribunal announced that Russia must pay $50.02 billion in damages to former shareholders of the now defunct oil giant, Yukos Oil Company. Analysis by Kavaljit Singh. -
30-Jul-2014 Colombia Reports
Colombia, Japan agree to accelerate FTA process
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos and the prime minister of Japan agreed to expedite the process of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. -
30-Jul-2014 MITI
Japan-Iraq BIT (2012)
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30-Jul-2014 MITI
Japan-Mozambique BIT (2013)
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30-Jul-2014 First Biz
UPA may have left another can of worms in Anand Sharma’s free trade agreements
One of the most serious long-term damages done by any ministry under the UPA — in India — was commerce under Anand Sharma. -
30-Jul-2014 Politico
Michael Froman sets stage for Africa summit, AGOA debate
US Trade Representative Michael Froman on Tuesday called for a new “compact” to boost trade and investment with sub-Saharan African nations, as President Barack Obama prepares to meet with 50 African leaders next week and Congress looks at renewing a 14-year-old program for the region. -
30-Jul-2014 Dairy Herd Management
GIs becoming growing cheese trade barrier
The US National Milk Producers Federation and the US Dairy Export Council say that geographical indications established as a direct result of EU FTAs are a new and growing type of trade barrier restricting access to the Korean and other markets for key US cheeses. -
29-Jul-2014 DG Trade
EU: Overview of FTA and other trade negotiations
Overview of ongoing EU trade negotiations as of 8 July 2014. -
29-Jul-2014 DG Trade
Commission publishes summary state of play in TTIP negotiations – latest version now available
The EU has updated its document summarising the latest state of play in the TTIP negotiations. It now reflects progress made in the sixth round of the talks, which took place between 14 and 18 July in Brussels. -
29-Jul-2014 European Commission
The EU and Cameroon implement an economic partnership agreement
The EU-Central Africa Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) for trade and development between the EU and Cameroon will enter into force in the coming days following the recent ratification of the agreement by Cameroon. -
29-Jul-2014 DG Trade
Overview of EPAs - state of play
The European Commission has published a "state of play" outlining the current status of Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations with ACP countries -
29-Jul-2014 Undercurrent News
EFTA hopes for free trade deal with India by autumn 2014
Negotiations between the European Free Trade Association — which includes Norway, Switzerland and Iceland — and India are expected to open a custom-free market for a country currently at 44% tariffs this year, reports iLaks.no. -
29-Jul-2014 iPolitics
Germany insists it hasn’t scuttled CETA: report
The German ministry of the economy has clarified its position on the Canada-EU trade agreement (CETA), saying it will “meticulously” examine the agreement as soon as it’s on the table, Agence France Presse reported Monday. -
28-Jul-2014 Tax News
ASEAN holds out prospect of regional FTA with EU
Foreign ministers from the two regional blocs reaffirmed their commitment to possibly resuming negotiations on an EU-ASEAN FTA, upon realization of the ASEAN Economic Community by the end of 2015. -
28-Jul-2014 Kyodo
590 Filipinas not covered by FTA came to Japan to work as caregivers
About 590 Filipinas who have come to Japan to work at nursing care facilities are not eligible for public support under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement, Kyodo reports. -
28-Jul-2014 SCMP
Chinese investment in US falls, but big deals in the pipeline
Chinese investments in the United States fell year-on-year in the first half, but pending deals and the expected completion of the US-China Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) mean the figure for the year as a whole may rise substantially. -
27-Jul-2014 Deccan Herald
Modi’s US visit to boost bilateral investment treaty
The negotiation between India and US for a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) is set to gain momentum in the coming weeks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with American President Barack Obama in Washington DC in September -
26-Jul-2014 Reuters
Germany to reject EU-Canada trade deal - Sueddeutsche newspaper
Germany is to reject a multi-billion free trade deal between the European Union and Canada which is widely seen as a template for a bigger agreement with the United States, a leading German paper reported on Saturday.