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24-Sep-2018 Friends of the Earth Europe
’New’ CETA tribunals - old undemocratic system
Our analysis of the leaked draft code of conduct of CETA tribunals reveals that the same people known as ISDS arbitrators and counsellors will now take over CETA tribunals. -
24-Sep-2018 Asharq Al-Awsat
Mauritania signs deal to pave way for EU-West African economic partnership
Mauritania on Friday became the 15th West African country to sign the region-to-region Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union. -
24-Sep-2018 Swiss Info
Swiss want to restart free trade deal talks with the US
Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann believes that it is possible to negotiate a free trade agreement with the US. He wants to resume discussions that faltered over a decade ago. -
24-Sep-2018 The Independent
Most cabinet ministers ’want Canada-style free trade deal with EU’
However other cabinet minister are said to favour a Norway-style deal which involves continued membership of the European Economic Area. -
24-Sep-2018 ICIS
EU and Mercosur to re-initiate free-trade talks next week
EU and Mercosur negotiators will hold another round of negotiations in Uruguay with the aim of reaching a free trade agreement. -
21-Sep-2018 Unearthed
Liz Truss slams regulations in speech to US think tank backing environmental roll-back after Brexit
Treasury minister was speaking on the same day the Cato Institute called for softer environmental rules and NHS competition. -
21-Sep-2018 Asahi Shimbun
Abe, Trump to hold summit in New York on Sept. 26
Japan is hoping to avert any import curbs and potentially steeper US import tariffs on its cars, and fend off U.S. demands for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). -
21-Sep-2018 TeleSur
Costa Rica wins case against investors’ beach front property
ICSID tribunal rules Costa Rica was in its right to stop a tourist construction project on the Pacific coast that violated environmental laws. -
21-Sep-2018 Le Temps
Un accord de libre-échange Suisse-Indonésie serait à bout touchant
L’Indonésie n’exige plus l’abolition de droits de douane à l’importation de son huile de palme, produit contesté en Suisse, et accepte des règles strictes en matière de propriété intellectuelle. -
21-Sep-2018 Reuters
NAFTA deal not yet in sight, Canada stands firm on auto tariffs
Canada and the United States showed scant sign of closing a deal to revamp NAFTA, and Canadian officials made clear Washington needed to withdraw a threat of possible autos tariffs -
20-Sep-2018 ICTSD
Mercosur holds first negotiating round for Korea trade deal, looks to EU next steps
EU-Mercosur latest negotiation round remained complex as first round of Korea-Mercosur trade talks focused on goods, services, investment, public procurement, and e-commerce. -
20-Sep-2018 IGJ
Negotiation update: “ How is the progress of RCEP and IEU CEPA negotiations?”
Representatives from the Civil Society Coalition for Economic Justice held a meeting with an Indonesian Trade Official and discussed the development of information on the RCEP and Indonesia EU CEPA negotiating rounds. -
20-Sep-2018 Fern
The EU-Japan free trade deal: a threat to the fight against illegal timber?
The deal’s impact on efforts to halt illegal logging and the tradein illegal timber remains an area of deep concern. -
20-Sep-2018 The Globe and Mail
US procurement demand on Canada, Mexico fading from NAFTA: sources
The United States has backed away from its contentious demands for lucrative procurement projects in the renegotiation of the North American free-trade agreement. -
20-Sep-2018 US Department of Agriculture
Indonesia concludes negotiations on FTA with Australia
The Indonesia-Australia agreement provides preferential access for a number of Australian agricultural products. It also provides a framework for addressing non-tariff measures. -
20-Sep-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Thailand sees shortcut to Belt and Road with Sri Lanka trade deal
Two nations to kick off bilateral FTA talks in Bangkok. -
19-Sep-2018 Ministry of Commerce, China
China-Korea FTA
As released by the Ministry of Commerce, China -
19-Sep-2018 The Guardian
Rightwing thinktanks unveil radical plan for US-UK Brexit trade deal
Groups linked to Trump and Fox want foreign competition in NHS and regulations bonfire. -
19-Sep-2018 La Via Campesina South Asia
Indian farmers reject RCEP trade agreement, plan major national level agitations
Two major farmers protests are planned in New Delhi on 2 October and 30 November and RCEP will be high on the agenda. -
19-Sep-2018 The Hill
US business groups lay out priorities to ensure their support for NAFTA
Leaders of three of the nation’s most powerful business groups detailed six priorities they say need to be fulfilled to earn their support for an update of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to get through Congress.