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EU-Moldova Association Agreement implementation delayed
Prime Minister Pavel Filip said that the parliament of Moldova considered in 2015 only one-third of projects stipulated by the plan for the implementation of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement.
I am an artist and I want to stop TTIP
Artists Against TTIP wants to work with actors, writers and directors to make films that help more and more people understand what TTIP is - and how toxic it is to our health, our environment and our democracy.
Model clauses for the exclusion of public services from trade and investment agreements
Study commissioned by the Chamber of Labour Vienna and the European Federation of Public Service Unions
Tenaris wins $173 million dispute in Venezuela
Luxembourg-based pipe producer Tenaris announced it won a $172.8 million compensation for the expropriation by Venezuela of Tenaris’ and its subsidiary Talta’s interests.
India, RCEP members to discuss trade pact in Brunei starting February 15
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a trade deal that aims to cover goods, services, investments, economic and technical cooperation, competition and intellectual property rights.
The TPPA and Waitangi Day
Free trade cannot be at the expense of a government’s domestic obligations, for example, its obligation to fulfil Treaty rights of Maori.
Realities of PACER Plus
Since 1981 when Pacific states had a preferential trade agreement with Australia and NZ and the successor PACER in 2002, the old ways of doing business has changed.
ComAgri wants Commission olive oil plan changes
The European Commission’s proposal to allow the sale of 35,000 tons of duty-free Tunisian olive oil in 2016 and 2017 has once again come under fire.
Namibia to finally sign EPA
Namibia’s National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi said the Southern Africa country is now set to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union.
The whole BIT
The revised model text for bilateral investment treaties has addressed many concerns, but to avoid litigations, India must renegotiate existing treaties on the basis of the new norms.
US-Colombia trade down 19% since free trade deal
Instead of increasing, trade between the United States and Colombia dropped 19% following the implementation of a controversial free trade agreement between the two countries.
Argentina and the TPP: Opening up to the World and Falling into an Abyss
At the dawn of the Bicentenary of Independence, Argentina has a president whose ideological and political inclination stresses the country’s need to “open itself up to the world”, a euphemism that refers to strengthening trade and financial dependence on the international economic centres of the North: the United States and the European Union.
Medicines Without Frontiers: the TPP – a barrier to access to life saving generic medicines
"The battle to prevent this trade agreement from being implemented is far from over", asserts the humanitarian organization, joining the rejection that the treaty Chile signed in New Zealand arouses.
Regional dialogue set to ensure the inclusiveness of the private sector in Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement negotiations
The inaugural Tripartite Regional Dialogue will ensure inclusive participation of the private sector in the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) negotiations.
RCEP: Tough-talking Delhi says free services if you want deals on goods
New Delhi is working on a second paper on freer movement of contractual services suppliers (CSS) and independent professionals.
Record number of investor-state arbitrations filed in 2015
The number of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases filed in 2015 reached a record high of 70.
US wants bilateral treaty modelled on India’s FTAs with Japan & South Korea
A draft copy of the proposed India-US Bilateral Investment Treaty is not ambitious enough to attract American investors to India, feels Washington
An assessment of the possible implications of the EAC-EU EPA on Kenyan agricultural sector and its compatibility with the WTO rules
The full implementation of EPA, may shift consumption away from local products, to EU goods.
Trade in Services Agreement - EDRi’s position
The greatest concerns regarding TiSA involve the introduction of greater limitations on the government’s right to regulate and the inclusion of potentially harmful provisions for the protection of the fundamental rights to privacy and data protection.
Forget about joining TPP
Indigenous Maori people angry about the so-called "free trade" treaty asked Mr Key to refrain from bragging about the TPP at Waitangi Day ceremonies.