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8-Jul-2014 FoEE et al
Leaked trade document exposes dangerous European Union energy proposal
A leaked European Union document published today by the Washington Post exposes the dangerous direction the trade deal between the U.S. and the EU is taking when it comes to raw material and energy. -
8-Jul-2014 Huffington Post
TPP talks’ last-minute venue shift marks ’a new low in transparency’
Negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have long been a guarded secret, but critics say the Harper government went the extra mile to keep the latest round of talks out of the public eye. -
8-Jul-2014 TASS
CIS: Moldova may be expelled from free trade zone after EU deal
Moldova could be expelled from the regional Commonwealth of Independent States’ free trade zone after it signed the association agreement with the European Union, a Russian official said on Monday. -
8-Jul-2014 AAP
FTA opens up Japan’s $5 trillion market
The financial services industry appears to be a winner under the landmark free trade agreement negotiated between the Abbott government and Japan. -
8-Jul-2014 CEO
Who lobbies most on TTIP?
CEO’s at-a-glance info-graphics shine a light on the corporate lobby behind the TTIP talks. -
7-Jul-2014 FOEE
Who’s driving the EU-US trade talks?
New information released by Friends of the Earth Europe shows a largely industry-dominated discussion, behind closed doors, in what is being touted as the biggest bilateral trade agreement in history. -
7-Jul-2014 Korea Times
Ecuador urges Korea to begin trade negotiations
Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino Thursday urged Korea to take steps toward a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with his country as soon as possible. -
7-Jul-2014 World Bulletin
S.Korea announces new free trade deal with Turkey
South Korea and Turkey have paved the way for a new free trade deal covering the service and investment sectors, according to Seoul’s trade ministry on Monday. -
7-Jul-2014 Xinhua
Mitsubishi Corp. says Australia is ’veritable lifeline’ to Japan’s economy
Mitsubishi Corp. chairman Yorihiko Kojima said Australia was a "veritable lifeline" for Japan’s economy and the resource-rich nation would continue to be a favourable long-term investment destination for Japanese businesses, The Australian newspaper reported on Monday. -
7-Jul-2014 Jakarta Post
Revamping bilateral treaties
Indonesia’s intention to end bilateral investment treaties (BIT) has been questioned again and again, most recently in an article published on July 1 in the Financial Times, writes Indonesia’s Ambassador to Belgium in a Jakarta Post opinion piece. -
7-Jul-2014 The Guardian
Tony Abbott confirms Australia and Japan will sign free trade agreement
PM says deal will be formalised during Shinzo Abe’s visit – but Labor calls for more scrutiny of the costs and benefits -
7-Jul-2014 Kyodo
Japan-EU free trade talks enter sixth round
Tariff cuts and the opening of the Japanese railway sector are expected to be at the heart of the sixth round of free trade talks with the European Union that began Monday in Tokyo. -
7-Jul-2014 Morning Star
TTIP: the real costs of free trade
Although these deals are known as free trade agreements, they are only concerned with freedom for capital, explains Polly Jones of World Development Movement -
7-Jul-2014
#noTTIP Day of Action 12 July
#noTTIP Day of Action 12 July Public meetings and protests against TTIP will be taking place across Britain this week, culminating in the national TTIP Day of Action on Saturday July 12. For more information on TTIP and full details of meetings and protests visit www.nottip.org.uk. -
7-Jul-2014 InfoJustice
Interview on ECJ ruling on transparency and the TTIP
USTR is primarily working with industries that support the treaty and its aims, not its opponents, says Sean Flynn -
4-Jul-2014 Voice of Russia
Russia to terminate free trade agreement with Ukraine following EU association pact
Russia is ready to suspend the free trade zone agreement with Ukraine after the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement comes into effect, Tatyana Golendeyeva, deputy chief of the Russian Federal Customs Service said. -
4-Jul-2014 Jakarta Post
RI to review trade deal with Japan in September
One of the key review points will be market access for Indonesian agricultural products and fishery output to the Japanese market, Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi says -
4-Jul-2014 World Poultry
Mexico: FTA’s only help the large poultry producer
The free trade agreements signed by the Mexican government may have advantages for large Mexican companies but create problems for hundreds of poultry farmers in the country. -
4-Jul-2014 Huffington Post
TPP would gut Buy American: Happy July 4th!
As Americans celebrate July 4th this year, US trade negotiators are locked behind closed doors at a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating round in Ottawa gutting Buy American policies. -
4-Jul-2014 EurActiv
TTIP documents could be made public after EU court ruling
European Union documents relating to the EU-US trade deal, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), could be made public after a European Court of Justice ruling yesterday (3 July).