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6-Dec-2012
The Nation
With Thailand set to join numerous trading blocs, it is essential that the govt opens a public discussion, as this issue will affect everyone
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6-Dec-2012
Bangkok Post
The framework of the Thai-EU free trade agreement will be scrutinised by parliament as required by the charter before bilateral talks on 17 trade issues can proceed.
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6-Dec-2012
Colombia Report
A free trade pact between the EU, Colombia and Peru will increase the risk of illegal money flows and capital flight, said a report Wednesday from a group of Members of the European Parliament.
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6-Dec-2012
Kyiv Post
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5-Dec-2012
Transnational Institute / Corporate Europe Observatory
Un pequeño grupo de firmas de abogados, árbitros y especuladores financieros internacionales está alimentando un auge del arbitraje de inversiones que cuesta a los ciudadanos miles de millones de dólares de sus impuestos e impide que se adopten leyes en pro del interés público
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5-Dec-2012
Triple Crisis Blog
“There is little use in going to law with the devil while the court is held in hell.” These words from an unlikely source – Humphrey O’Sullivan, a 19th Century Irish schoolmaster – became a widely used argument by multinational companies in the last decade as they justified the construction of an international arbitration system to decide state-investor disputes.
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5-Dec-2012
Transnational Institute / Corporate Europe Observatory
A small club of international law firms, arbitrators and financial speculators are fuelling an investment arbitration boom that is costing taxpayers billions of dollars and preventing legislation in the public interest.
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5-Dec-2012
MercoPress
The European Union and Mercosur will resume talks on a free trade agreement during a coming summit in Brazil and later at a meeting in Santiago de Chile, both in January,
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4-Dec-2012
S2B Network
CETA Landing Zones - November 2012
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4-Dec-2012
Dominion Post
Activist group Aotearoa is Not for Sale Wellington staged a symbolic boxing match protesting the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement today.
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4-Dec-2012
Business Day
What is remarkable about South Africa’s move against the EU is the lack of bilateral consultation before terminating its BITs as much as the proposal, almost novel in international investment law, that all future investment arbitration with SA should be domesticated.
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4-Dec-2012
Jagran
New Zealand in Friday said it expects to conclude the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India by next year and it would work passionately to address the issue of high duties levied on its products.
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3-Dec-2012
Food Poisoning Bulletin
A bipartisan group has asked the Obama Administration to ensure public health is protected as the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement is negotiated. Two countries involved in this agreement, Vietnam and Malaysia, are seafood exporters and have raised red flags.
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3-Dec-2012
Swans Commentary
Today I noticed an article about an "American" company that is suing Canada for an alleged World Trade Organization (WTO) violation.
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3-Dec-2012
Daily Yomiuri
News that Japan and the European Union have agreed to start negotiations for an economic partnership agreement was a breath of fresh air for Japanese export-related companies, as it is highly likely an EPA deal will give a boost to their businesses.
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3-Dec-2012
The Conversation
Australian politicians are keen to project our participation in two major international trade talks – the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – as unproblematic.
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3-Dec-2012
Global Times
An international network of critics was gearing up Monday for more than a week of events opposing the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade talks as delegates from the 11 participating nations began the 15th round of negotiations behind closed doors in New Zealand.
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3-Dec-2012
Infojustice.org
Australia’s new stance against investor-State arbitration may do nothing to prevent claims being brought in the future.
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3-Dec-2012
TVNZ
Long running talks to hammer out a free trade agreement between 11 Asia Pacific countries have resumed in Auckland, sparking criticism and protest.
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3-Dec-2012
ANN
Thailand’s Commerce Ministry is rushing to get Cabinet’s endorsement of the draft Thai-EU free-trade agreement on Tuesday in a bid to maintain the Kingdom’s attractiveness in terms of trade and investment, as well as to prepare for the end of European Union privileges under the Generalised System of Preferences.
