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21-Jul-2014 Global Meat News
American poultry standards draw criticism at trade talks
At a stakeholder hearing in Brussels, the US chief negotiator on TTIP, Daniel Mullaney, argued that chlorine-washed chicken offered consumers a safe alternative -
19-Jul-2014 People’s NHS
The secret deal that threatens NHS
People’s NHS sent Paul Giles, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, to Brussels to learn how TTIP would affect the UK’s National Health Service. What could possibly have gone wrong.
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19-Jul-2014 The Independent
David Cameron urged to exempt the NHS from TTIP deal after unions claim it is at risk from being sold to American corporations
Unions claim the NHS is under threat by the giant US-EU trade agreement known as TTIP despite assurances from negotiators that it was exempt. -
19-Jul-2014 Business Day
SA among Sadc nations to initial EU trade pact
Aafter 10 years of negotiations, a regional Southern African Development Community (Sadc) group, of which South Africa is a part, has "initialled" an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union, the Department of Trade and Industry said on Thursday. -
19-Jul-2014 myjoyonline.com
TUC condemns “inimical” EPA; prays Parliament rejects it
The Trades Union Congress is indicating to the Parliament of Ghana not to ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement reached between ECOWAS and European Union. -
19-Jul-2014 IPS
US accused of forcing EU to accept tar sands oil
Newly publicised internal documents suggest that US negotiators are working to permanently block a landmark regulatory proposal in the European Union aimed at addressing climate change, and instead to force European countries to import particularly dirty forms of oil. -
18-Jul-2014 Bernama
Namibia concludes EPA negotiations with EU
Namibia has concluded negotiations towards a final Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union and the details will be submitted to the National Assembly for ratification and signing. -
17-Jul-2014 Reuters
Bid launched to stop EU/US free trade deal
A broad coalition of European environmental, consumer rights and anti-globalization groups launched a bid on Tuesday to stop the European Union from negotiating a free trade deal with the United States. -
17-Jul-2014 The Nation
How the Mexican drug trade thrives on free trade
US policy—specifically the militarization of the border since NAFTA—has strengthened cartels’ power and enabled them to diversify their operations deeper into the legal economy. -
17-Jul-2014 BD
Dutch unfazed by SA’s cancelled trade treaty
South Africa’s unilateral cancellation of its bilateral investment treaty with the Netherlands, a major trade and investment partner, does not appear to have dampened the Dutch appetite for investment in the country. -
17-Jul-2014 World Bulletin
Chile to suspend trade talks with Israel over Gaza bombing
Chile has suspended Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with Israel and is considering the withdrawal of its ambassador to Tel Aviv in protest against the Israeli bombing campaign on Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. -
17-Jul-2014 The Parliament
MEPs wary of commission’s approach to TTIP negotiations
The European commission’s TTIP proposals could lead Europe "down a regulatory race to the bottom" and there is "a growing sense of unease and concern" surrounding the negotiations, say MEPs. -
16-Jul-2014 Bambuser.com
Activists disrupt TTIP trade negotiators at stakeholder consultation
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16-Jul-2014
121 scholars speak out against planned investor-state arbitration provisions in the US-EU TTIP, modeled on the Canada-EU CETA
A group of 121 academic experts has spoken out against planned provisions on investor-state arbitration in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. -
16-Jul-2014 Europe Online
EU lawmakers air fears on US trade deal, demand openness, caution
A mammoth free trade deal being hammered out by the European Union and the United States came under attack Tuesday, as EU lawmakers said "opaque" negotiations would lead to an erosion of standards and undue protection for investors. -
16-Jul-2014 Islands Business
Fiji will ratify interim EPA with the European Union
Fiji’s done a back-flip and said yes to an interim Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU. -
16-Jul-2014 BEUC
Peroxyacetic acid rinsing of poultry meat - BEUC position paper published
BEUC has just published its position paper on the use of peroxyacetic acid rinses of poultry meat. This chemical wash is currently banned in the EU. However, pressure from the United States might reverse the trend. -
16-Jul-2014 Thanh Nien News
Vietnam has trouble escaping dependence on China through FTAs
A host of pending trade agreements could help Vietnam reduce its heavy economic reliance on China, but won’t unless the country takes bold and difficult steps toward developing alternative supply chains and aggressively building up a domestic base range of fabric and component part manufacturers, economists said. -
15-Jul-2014 ECI Stop TTIP
European Citizens’ Initiative demands: Stop negotiations for TTIP and CETA
Today, the 47th European Citizens’ Initiative has brought forward a motion for registration asking the EU Commission to recommend to the EU Council of Ministers to repeal the negotiating mandate for the Trade Investor Partnership (TTIP) and not to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) either.
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15-Jul-2014 Swissinfo
Swiss face tough US-EU trade deal decisions
A free trade agreement between Brussels and Washington could shave billions off the Swiss economy, if Switzerland is left sitting on the sidelines. That’s the conclusion of a government-sponsored study.