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1-Jul-2014 ETUC
Commission closes TTIP consultation — But is it listening?
Bernadette Ségol the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation says trade unionists are “particularly concerned at statements from DG Trade implying that the consultation is about a reform of the ISDS system and is not open to a decisive rejection.” -
1-Jul-2014 Canadian Press
TransPacific Partnership deal elusive as talks set for Ottawa
This week, hundreds of negotiators from 11 Asia-Pacific countries descend on Ottawa as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks, viewed as the next big free trade deal after the European pact known as CETA. -
1-Jul-2014 Democracy & Freedom Watch
Georgia and Russia meet to sort out EU vs CIS free trade
Georgian and Russian trade experts will meet in Prague on July 7 to find out how compatible Georgia’s new free trade with the European Union is with its already existing free trade framework with countries of the former Soviet Union. -
1-Jul-2014 KEI
Videos from TACD’s June 25, 2014 side event on intellectual property in the US, EU trade agreement (TTIP)
A set of videos from the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue’s June 25, 2014 event on intellectual property and the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement.
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1-Jul-2014 AFP
Swiss-Chinese free trade agreement takes effect
A watershed free-trade deal between China and Switzerland came into force on Tuesday, the first such accord between the Asian giant and a mainland European economy. -
1-Jul-2014 Vimeo
EU-US free trade agreement (TTIP or TAFTA)
Short video on TTIP, promoting the UK’s #noTTIP day of action on 12th July 2014
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30-Jun-2014 Canadian Press
Canada’s free-trade agenda: What’s the hold-up?
The Harper government’s vaunted free trade agenda is either a roaring success or hopelessly stalled — and given that government officials aren’t commenting, even experts in the field are having trouble deciding which. -
30-Jun-2014 FT
South Korea’s rice farmers prepare for rough ride from free trade
Korean Peasant League wants the government to negotiate an extension to the rice quota arrangement – as the Philippines did earlier this month. But experts at the agriculture ministry’s public consultations have suggested an alternative option: opening the market while increasing import tariffs from the current 5 per cent to levels as high as 300-500 per cent. -
30-Jun-2014 AIA
EU and US insurers support including financial services market access and regulatory cooperation in TTIP
Insurance Europe, the American Insurance Association and the American Council of Life Insurers have issued a statement supporting the inclusion of market access and regulatory cooperation in financial services in TTIP. -
30-Jun-2014 EFF
What does copyright have to do with "free trade"? Unpicking the undemocratic TTIP
Reports are that TTIP may focus less on copyright and IP enforcement issues compared with TPP, and more on other legal regimes that are commonly lumped into the "intellectual property" catch-all, such as trade secrets. -
27-Jun-2014 IRIN
Madagascar back in the US trade fold
As anticipated, the US government has reinstated preferential trade status for Madagascar on its 54th independence day anniversary, providing hope for the country’s embattled economy. -
27-Jun-2014 Reuters
Ukraine signs trade agreement with EU, draws Russian threat
Ukraine signed on Friday an historic free-trade agreement with the European Union that has been at the heart of months of violence and upheaval in the country, drawing an immediate threat of "grave consequences" from Russia. -
27-Jun-2014 AFP
EU clears next round of Japan trade talks
The European Commission said today talks on a massive free trade agreement with Japan will resume next week in Tokyo after a review judged sufficient progress had been made so far. -
27-Jun-2014 Gulf Daily News
US company is seeking extension of FTA clause
West Point Home, a leading textile manufacturer in the US, is using the offices of American Chamber of Commerce Bahrain to advocate extension of the tariff preference level of the free trade agreement between the US and Bahrain. -
27-Jun-2014 Just Style
Central America fears textile losses of $6bn to TPP
Central America is increasingly nervous about Vietnam’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, with some experts claiming its inclusion could bring losses of around $6bn to its bread-winning textiles and apparel sector. -
27-Jun-2014 Agencia Andina
Peru, Morocco to hold FTA talks next year
Governments of Peru and Morocco are expected to start negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) in the first quarter of next year, announced Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Salaheddine Mezouar. -
27-Jun-2014 Jakarta Post
CEPA talks with EU need to start soon: Apindo
The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has urged the government to kick off talks with the European Union on the planned comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), saying the lack of a trade deal has disadvantaged business players. -
26-Jun-2014 Bernama
EU okays exemption of Japanese railway firms from procurement accord
The European Union has agreed to accept a request for exempting three Japanese railway operators from obligations under a global government procurement pact, Japan’s Jiji Press news agency reports. -
26-Jun-2014 SBS
Free trade agreement threatens PBS
The threat of the Transpacific Partnership Agreement to Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is so real that Michael Moore, CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia, has said “It will cost Australian lives". -
26-Jun-2014 The Nation
Curtailing ties to have repercussions on the EU too, FTI warns
Thai industries yesterday warned the European Union that its decision to curtail diplomatic ties with Thailand after the military coup could result in mutual repercussions.