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Navigating governments’ obligations in the context of land investments
17-Mar-2016 Earth Institute
A new report from the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment explores the dilemmas posed by land investments under international investment treaties and human rights law.
Organisations condemn Eco Oro Minerals’ warning that it could sue Colombia over efforts to protect water sources
16-Mar-2016 CIEL
The Canadian company’s Angostura mining project in the high-altitude wetlands, or páramo, of Santurbán, has announced that it could file an international arbitration suit against Colombia over measures to protect the páramo, which are important sources of water in the country.
India, China exchange tariff cut offers under RCEP
16-Mar-2016 Financial Express
Plans to liberalise trade between India and China, the world’s two fastest-growing large economies, have gathered momentum with both sides exchanging offers on removal of a chunk of tariff lines on goods imports.
EU free trade deal will trap Vietnam in low-wage, low-skill cycle
16-Mar-2016 EurActiv
The EU’s Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam will trap the Asian country in a low-profit-low-wage cycle.
Mauritius ready to help Pakistan access African markets
16-Mar-2016 The Nation
Since Mauritius is a gateway to African countries therefore it offers huge opportunities to Pakistani businessmen desirous of winning those markets.
What’s the problem with free trade?
16-Mar-2016 Huffington Post
Economists say that free trade allows us to take advantage of the "comparative advantages" offered by other countries. Unfortunately, low labor and environmental-protection costs are seen as a comparative advantage.
Is ISDS in EU trade agreements legal under EU law?
15-Mar-2016 IISD
The legality of investor­­–state dispute settlement (ISDS), including in the form of an Investment Court System (ICS), in EU trade agreements under EU law is a contentious issue among academics and legal experts.
US and EU trade union leaders: TTIP negotiations ’On the wrong course’
15-Mar-2016 ETUC
AFL-CIO and ETUC stressed that the current negotiations on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are on the wrong course.
How TPP, TTIP and agriculture are shaping EU Japan trade talks
15-Mar-2016 Bordelex
Two factors stand out in the EU Japan FTA negotiation dynamics: United States free trade agreements and the EU agriculture sector.
Focus on MSG trade agreement before PACER-plus: Sol Islands PM
15-Mar-2016 Fiji Times
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) will have to work on the new and stronger MSG trade agreement (MTA) before the finalisation of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus.
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft good regulatory practices chapter (EU proposal, February 2016)
14-Mar-2016 Lobby Control
As leaked by Lobby Control
Waitangi Tribunal begins urgent TPP inquiry
14-Mar-2016 Radio NZ
Māori claimants are lining up to challenge the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the Waitangi Tribunal.
Human rights issues increase uncertainty for Morocco, Vietnam trade deals
14-Mar-2016 Bordelex
EU trade agreements with Morocco and Vietnam could see rough times ahead after criticism of the lack of impact assessment on human rights.
UAE and Ethiopia sign agreement to protect and encourage investment
14-Mar-2016 Emirates News Agency
Addis and Abi Dhabi have signed a comprehensive agreement providing "significant incentives and privileges for foreign investment" from the United Arab Emirates in Ethiopia.
International investment law, development and sovereignty: no harm?
13-Mar-2016 Alternautas
The Oxy II awards subvert the notion of sovereignty: by whom and how a country’s natural resources are used becomes a minor question as long as wealth is maximised.
10 years post “el NO” to the FTAAs, we double our resistance against free trade treaties for a project for the people.
13-Mar-2016 Alba Movimientos Capítulo Argentina
A decade after the popular victory that led to burying the FTAAs in the City of Mar del Plata, a number of organizations and popular movements in Argentina assemble as part of a continental day
Survey: German companies call for changes to free trade agreement
11-Mar-2016 MORE
Ohoven: “TTIP must not be allowed to benefit big business only”
Latest round of TTIP talks boost momentum
10-Mar-2016 EurActiv
Progress was made in the latest round of TTIP talks, but negotiators have a long way to go if the deal is to be signed before Barack Obama leaves office.
Open letter to Věra Jourová: from Safe Harbor to Privacy Shield, words in the wind
10-Mar-2016 La Quadrature du Net
The "Privacy Shield", an agreement stemming from an exchange of letters, only contains vague promises.
White House’s claims that the TPP would curb Internet censorship are fantasy
10-Mar-2016 Electronic Frontier Foundation
Inside the narrower and closed context of trade agreements, “free flow of information” is used exclusively to tackle the commercial consequences of restrictions on data flows.