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European Commission again prioritises trade over wellbeing of EU population
1-Aug-2025 European Coordination Via Campesina
ECVC expresses outrage at the disastrous EU-US trade deal, sealed by Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen last Sunday in Scotland.
EU, CPTPP explore digital trade pact amid Trump policy shift
1-Aug-2025 Borderlex
European and Asia-Pacific leaders are eyeing a possible pan-continental agreement on digital trade as part of a rapprochement between the EU and the 12-nation Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Trump threatens trade deal after Canada moves towards recognising Palestine
1-Aug-2025 Al Jazeera
Canada and the US are working on negotiating a trade deal by August 1, with Trump threatening a 35% tariff on Canada.
US to investigate Brazil’s digital payment system
1-Aug-2025 Cointelegraph
As Brazil’s Pix system expands and BRICS eyes a reserve currency, Trump responds with a 50% tariff and a sweeping trade investigation.
Pakistan says it wins US tariff deal; Trump cites oil reserves pact
1-Aug-2025 Reuters
The United States and Pakistan hailed a trade deal that Islamabad said would lead to lower tariffs and increased investment, but without specifying the level of tariff to be levied on Pakistani exports.
Sweden calls for freeze on trade element of EU-Israel agreement
1-Aug-2025 Belga
Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson has demanded that the EU freeze the trade part of its association agreement with Israel.
Eco Oro seeks annulment of ICSID tribunal decision on damages and announces US$4.5 million financing
1-Aug-2025 Globe Newswire
Eco Oro Minerals Corp. announces it has filed an application to annul the damages award issued on July 15, 2024 awarding no monetary compensation to the company by the ICSID tribunal.
Trump says US will set 15% tariff on South Korean imports under new deal
1-Aug-2025 Reuters
President Donald Trump said the US will charge a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, down from a threatened 25%, as part of a deal that eases tensions with a top-10 trading partner and key Asian ally.
UK must stand with Global South against unfair US trade tactics
31-Jul-2025 Trade Justice Movement
As the next US-imposed tariff deadline of 1st August looms, a coalition of trade justice campaigners are urging the UK Government to speak out against Donald Trump’s escalating tariff threats, warning that they will deepen economic hardship in Global South countries.
Poland’s new agri minister hopes to gather minority to block EU-Mercosur trade agreement
31-Jul-2025 PAP
Poland’s newly appointed agriculture minister Stefan Krajewski hopes to gather a blocking minority among EU countries to prevent the free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur countries.
Where a zero-tariff deal won’t fly
30-Jul-2025 Politico
As President Donald Trump rushes to finalize new trade deals before the end of the month, American companies operating abroad are still waiting for clarity on existing agreements. South Africa will not accept a trade deal with the United States that eliminates all tariffs on American goods.
Trump’s EU trade deal comes with impossible energy promises
30-Jul-2025 The New York Times
The European Union pledged to buy billions of dollars’ worth of energy resources from the United States. Experts say that’s unrealistic and could hurt Europe’s climate goals.
Von der Leyen played hardball with China. Then she won a trade deal with Trump.
30-Jul-2025 Politico
Washington and Brussels have vowed to join forces against China’s excess production of subsidized steel.
EU and US spin conflicting versions of trade deal, sowing confusion
30-Jul-2025 Euronews
The European Commission and the White House are making contradictory claims about the content and scope of the EU-US trade deal.
S. Korea pays compensation to US hedge fund Mason
30-Jul-2025 Yonhap
South Korea’s government has paid US$54 million to US hedge fund Mason Capital following an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) ruling.
EU-US agreement: An economic Munich to the benefit of the far right
30-Jul-2025 Le Club de Mediapart
Brussels has given in to Trump’s draconian demands. The much-trumpeted idea of ’European strategic autonomy’ has just been shattered, revealing both a geostrategic vacuum and an ideological refusal to limit our external dependencies.
Talks of possible FTA to boost Israeli investments into PH — minister
30-Jul-2025 Philippines News Agency
The Philippines and Israel have announced the initiation of talks toward a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signaling a positive outlook for increased Israeli investments in the Philippines.
Indonesia rushing to complete trade deals with Europe, Canada as a hedge against looming US tariff
30-Jul-2025 The Straits Times
Indonesia is actively expediting the conclusion and ratification of several key trade agreements to diversify its export markets and counterbalance the impact of a forthcoming 19% tariff imposed by the United States, effective August 1, 2025.
Now that countries have capitulated on tariffs, Trump will be back for more
29-Jul-2025 Al Jazeera
Governments should stop handing Trump unnecessary victories and stand up to him. This is the only way to defeat him.
EU-US trade deal: The biggest losers and (a few) winners
29-Jul-2025 Politico
It’s a one-sided affair with most EU exports subject to a 15 percent US tariff — but the auto, aviation and semiconductor industries have escaped the worst.