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The Energy Charter Treaty remains the most dangerous investment treaty to the energy transition
4-Dec-2024 E3G
Our ranking reveals that the Energy Charter Treaty remains the most dangerous investment treaty to the energy transition by protecting over 300 megatonnes (Mt) of greenhouse gas emissions.
Make Conventions 87 and 98 core agenda in EU-Thailand free trade talks
4-Dec-2024 IndustiALL Global Union
Thai unionists have called on the EU and the Thai government to include ILO Conventions 87 and 98 in the EU-Thailand Free Trade Agreements to safeguard labour rights.
The Mercosur deal — why would the EU trust a man like Milei?
4-Dec-2024 EU Observer
The EU’s climate hypocrisy is exposed yet again: while Argentina’s far-right president Javier Milei threatens to exit the Paris Agreement, the EU is turning a deaf ear and rushing to finalise the climate-wrecking EU-Mercosur trade deal.
India-EU FTA: Investment chapter to include FDI liberalisation, exclude protection, arbitration
4-Dec-2024 The Hindu BusinessLine
The proposed India-EU Free Trade Agreement is likely to focus on investment liberalisation, while keeping investment protection and arbitration out of the pact, to be negotiated separately in a bilateral investment treaty.
Swiss Senate approves free trade agreement with India
4-Dec-2024 The Hindu Business Line
The proposed India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is likely to focus on investment liberalisation, including rules guiding Foreign Direct Investment, while keeping investment protection and arbitration out of the pact, to be negotiated separately in a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), according to sources.
Latest trade talks with EU gain ground
4-Dec-2024 Bangkok Post
The fourth round of negotiations for the Thailand-European Union free trade agreement (FTA) finished with conclusions on the good regulatory practices and transparency chapters.
Seeds, UPOV91 and trade deals: our response to the Government position
3-Dec-2024 Transform Trade
The UK has an opportunity to lead by example, removing UPOV91 provisions from trade deals and redirecting development assistance toward farmer-led initiatives.
Energy Charter Treaty modernisation adopted, still undermines climate action
3-Dec-2024 Friends of the Earth Europe
Even after modernisation, the ECT continues to undermine European and global climate policies.
Indonesia, Canada sign comprehensive economic partnership
3-Dec-2024 Reuters
Indonesia and Canada signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that aims to strengthen economic ties between the two G20 members, three years after negotiations began.
Iran-EAEU FTA to be implemented in early 2025
3-Dec-2024 Tehran Times
The proposed Free Trade Agreement between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has reached a significant milestone, receiving unanimous approval from the Economic Commission of the Iranian Parliament.
South Korea and Morocco team up to boost trade and unlock investment opportunities
3-Dec-2024 Hespress English
South Korean officials have expressed keen interest in accelerating negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Morocco as the two countries seek to deepen their economic partnership.
UK sees first free-trade agreement with Malaysia with its CPTPP entry
3-Dec-2024 The Edge Malaysia
The United Kingdom will officially become a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Dec 15, marking the first-ever free-trade agreement (FTA) between the UK and Malaysia.
Thailand agrees first FTA with trade bloc in Europe
3-Dec-2024 Bangkok Post
Thailand Minister Pichai Naripthaphan was announcing successful negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Thailand and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
The AfCFTA and land in Africa: towards a surge in land grabbing?
2-Dec-2024 GRAIN
Given that the AfCFTA could lead to a rise in demand for African land from agricultural and other investors, and that climate policies are increasingly looking to land projects to “capture” carbon, the risks for local communities whose livelihoods rely on land will be great.
Updated free trade deal between Switzerland and China set for 2025
2-Dec-2024 Swiss Info
The enhanced free trade agreement between Switzerland and China is set to enter into force in 2025. This is the assumption of parliamentarian Thomas Aeschi, president of the EU-EFTA delegation.
Bringing together social and environmental demands in the fight against FTAs
2-Dec-2024 bilaterals.org
In order to put an end to free trade agreements, it is essential to continue to link the different struggles for the defence of territories and their natural resources, for the social demands of the people, for life and for peace.
Canada says North American free trade partners should be fully aligned on China
2-Dec-2024 Reuters
Canada thinks the members of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact have a chance to produce a fully aligned policy on China, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said.
EU and GCC officials aim to resume FTA negotiations
2-Dec-2024 AGBI
European and Gulf officials are holding “informal” efforts to “revive” and even “upgrade” negotiations over a free trade agreement between the two blocks.
Qatar pitches for expediting GCC-EU FTA negotiations
2-Dec-2024 Gulf Times
Qatar has called for expediting negotiations on a free trade agreement between the Gulf Co-operation Council or GCC and the European Union.
Kenya urges Africa to embrace special economic zones to spur growth
30-Nov-2024 Socialnews
Kenyan President William Ruto called on African nations to integrate special economic zones (SEZs) into a continental transformation strategy to drive growth.