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20-Jul-2018 Xinhua
Morocco, EU finalize new fisheries agreement
Morocco and the European Union have finalized a new fisheries agreement. -
20-Jul-2018 Pulse
Schindler seeks $264 mn ISD suit vs Korean gov over Hyundai Elevator
Schindler filed a notice of intent for arbitration on July 11. Under the ISD procedure, if the issue is not resolved through settlement in 90 days, the investor can take the case to the international tribunal. -
20-Jul-2018 Channel News Asia
Singapore ratifies new trans-pacific trade deal
Singapore ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), becoming the third nation to do so after Mexico and Japan -
20-Jul-2018 APWLD
Peoples movements reject the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
More than 80 participants representing trade union, farmers, indigenous peoples, health and patients networks, women’s organisations, academia and civil society organisations from the region have gathered in Thailand on the sidelines of the 23rd round of RCEP negotiations. -
20-Jul-2018 Reuters
EU-Mercosur trade talks targeting September finale: Argentina
A free trade agreement between the European Union and Latin American bloc Mercosur is close to being concluded, with a final push over the line seen by early September. -
20-Jul-2018 Bangkok Post
Trade deals putting health at risk
A leaked draft of the negotiating text has revealed some proposed harmful intellectual property provisions that could undermine access to price-lowering, generic medicines, and thus, life-saving treatment to millions of people. -
20-Jul-2018 Friends of the Earth International
Secret RCEP trade deal fails international standards of transparency, experts warn
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership involving 16 nations from Asia-Pacific will impact the lives of over three billion people, yet a new study reveals how the deal fails international standards of transparency and public engagement. -
19-Jul-2018 APWLD
No RCEP campaign: Thai women’s groups reject RCEP
Women’s rights organisations from Thailand say NO to RCEP as the neoliberal free trade agreement will only exacerbate inequality and the negative impact on their livelihoods.
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19-Jul-2018 NZ Herald
UK set to start domestic consultation on first free-trade deals, including with NZ
The British Government has authorised preparations to begin for free-trade negotiations with New Zealand, Australia and the United States and to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership -
19-Jul-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
China unresponsive over FTA talks with Sri Lanka
Beijing possibly hoping for a return to power of the Rajapaksa clan. -
19-Jul-2018 Jakarta Post
Secrecy in RCEP trade deal threatens Asian democracies
With a global trade war looming and public faith in corporate globalization at an all-time low, secrecy in trade deals cannot be accepted. People have a right to know what is being negotiated in their name. -
19-Jul-2018 Times of India
EU FTA almost dead, India now eyes post-Brexit UK
The India-EU free trade agreement is on the verge of death. The two sides are expected to formally state, in diplomatic language, that FTA talks may no longer be resumed. -
19-Jul-2018 Scoop
Pacific Alliance trade talks to be advanced in Mexico
New Zealand to hold talks with his Pacific Alliance counterparts in Mexico to seek further progress on a free trade agreement with the four-nation grouping. -
19-Jul-2018 MercoPress
European business lobby urges Brussels to accelerate trade talks with Mercosur
European companies are urging the European Union to accelerate trade negotiations with Mercosur bloc, in a sign of concern that the 20-year talks could once again fall dormant if they do not reach an accord this week. -
19-Jul-2018 The Mainichi
TPP countries to start accession talks for new members in 2019
Thailand, Indonesia, Columbia, South Korea and Taiwan are seen as willing to join the revised TPP. Britain has also shown interest. -
19-Jul-2018 Antara
Indonesia, EU to establish most modern trade agreement
The fifth round of talks not only covered discussions on trade in goods but also the trade of services, investments, and other forms of cooperation. Among the specific issues discussed were energy and raw materials. -
19-Jul-2018 Reuters
Trump says EU officials want to negotiate trade deal in Washington visit
US President Donald Trump said that European leaders were coming to Washington next week to try to hammer out a deal focused largely on car tariffs. -
19-Jul-2018 Education International
Educators in the EU and Japan demand education be left out of trade agreement
The agreement poses direct threats to the provision of high-quality public services, such as education, in particular through restricting governments’ capacity to regulate in the public interest, encouraging further liberalisation of services and expanding the rights of multinational corporations. -
18-Jul-2018
RCEP events in Bangkok, 20-24 July 2018
RCEP events in Bangkok, 20-24 July 2018 Actions and events are happening during the 23rd negotiations round. More info -
18-Jul-2018 Food Navigator
‘Huge growth opportunities for agri-food exports’: How the EU-Japan trade deal will benefit EU food
The European Union and Japan signed a landmark agreement that is expected to boost trade in agri-food products.