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BILATERALS.ORG WEEKLY   23-29 MAR 2019
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New bilaterals.org podcast is out!

It includes stories about the rise of trade in services and popular resistance; the EU-India FTA and its impact on Indian women; Kenyan health CSOs’ concerns about the Kenya-US trade deal: https://youtu.be/HHBbfjvjylY (in English with French and Spanish subtitles.)

NEGOTIATIONS
The Straits Times | 29-Mar-2023

Singapore, Britain launch negotiations on new investment treaty

Britain and Singapore have started talks on a new treaty that will improve the flow of investments between the two countries. The UK-Singapore Bilateral Investment Treaty (UKSBIT) as it is called will supersede the existing pact that came into force in 1975.
Adaderana | 29-Mar-2023

Fourth round of negotiations on proposed Sri Lanka-Thailand FTA held

The fourth round of negotiations on the proposed Sri Lanka-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (SLTFTA) was held to increase Sri Lankan exports’ access to the Thai market and to reduce existing non-tariff barriers.
Mexico News Daily | 29-Mar-2023

Reuters: US ultimatum to Mexico over energy dispute imminent

The United States intends to issue an ultimatum to Mexico in the coming weeks as it seeks to make progress in a dispute over the latter’s nationalistic energy policies.
Gulf Business | 29-Mar-2023

UAE, Costa Rica to launch free trade talks

The UAE launched the CEPA programme in September 2021 to expand its trade and investment partnership with several strategic global markets, increase the size of trade exchanges and enhance growth opportunities for national exports.
Argus | 29-Mar-2023

UK-Australia FTA to remove agricultural good tariffs

The Australia and UK free trade agreement has received Royal Assent in the UK Parliament, eliminating tariffs on agricultural goods such as beef, wheat and barley.
Business World Online | 29-Mar-2023

RCEP to take effect in PHL by June — official

The RCEP will likely take effect for the Philippines around June, a Trade official said. This as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) aims to deposit the instrument of ratification for the Philippines’ participation in the mega-trade deal by April 3.
Devex | 29-Mar-2023

Hungary digs in against Europe’s Africa-Caribbean-Pacific deal

Something has to give, and it’s either Hungary, the European Union, or a decadeslong partnership between the EU and 79 African, Caribbean, and Pacific states that many say has had its day.
teleSUR | 28-Mar-2023

Venezuela and Colombia sign agreement on investments protection

The President of Venezuela signed with the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia an agreement for the promotion and protection of investments between both nations.
Reuters | 28-Mar-2023

Kenya expects trade partnership deal with US in a year, minister says

Kenya expects to finish talks for a trade and investment deal with the United States by the end of this year and to sign the agreement by April 2024, Trade Minister Moses Kuria said.
Nation | 27-Mar-2023

Kenya, UK in first Economic Partnership Agreement meeting amid plans to expand trade

Trade and Investments Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria yesterday met the United Kingdom’s Minister for International Trade Nigel Huddleston in London during the first UK-Kenya Economic Partnership Council meeting.
Vietnam Plus | 27-Mar-2023

Vietnam promotes negotiations of FTA with Mercosur

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is taking measures to promote the negotiations of a FTA with the Southern Common Market (Mercosur - including Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay), which is expected to be a driving force for Vietnam to tap the Latin American market.
The Economic Times | 27-Mar-2023

India, EU conclude another round of talks for proposed trade agreement

India and the European Union (EU) on Saturday concluded the fourth round of talks for a comprehensive free trade agreement in Brussels, a a move aimed at further strengthening economic ties between the two sides.
The Phnom Penh Post | 27-Mar-2023

Cambodia, UAE conclude talks on trade pact

The announcement comes after three rounds of formal negotiations. No official date has been given for the signing of the deal.
The Economic Times | 27-Mar-2023

BIMSTEC nears completion of Free Trade Agreement, says secretary general

Free Trade Agreement among the BIMSTEC countries is at the final stage of formulation, the secretary general Tenzin Lekphell said.
Punjab News Express | 27-Mar-2023

Israel-UAE free trade deal takes effect

A free trade agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has come into effect, the first such economic deal the Jewish state reached with an Arab country.
The Scottish Farmer | 24-Mar-2023

Free trade deal with Mexico discussion and animal welfare

Claims that beef imported from Mexico has a lower carbon footprint than UK-reared beef are ‘B-word’, an environment minister has said.
The National | 24-Mar-2023

UK free trade deal with GCC on track for fourth round of talks

The British government’s investment minster has said the third round of talks that could eventually lead to a free trade agreement between the UK and the GCC have been completed successfully and a fourth session should be held in London later this year.
KEY ISSUES
The Left in the European Parliament | 28-Mar-2023

EU digital trade rules: undermining attempts to rein in Big Tech

This report shows how Big Tech companies are working to constrain the ability of EU democratic bodies to regulate their activities in the public interest through “trade” agreements, which are binding and permanent.
 
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¡Nuevo podcast de bilaterals.org!

Incluye información sobre el auge del comercio de servicios y la resistencia popular; el TLC UE-India y su impacto sobres las mujeres de la India; la preocupación de los movimientos kenianos del sector de la salud por el acuerdo comercial entre Kenia y Estados Unidos: https://youtu.be/HHBbfjvjylY (en inglés con subtítulos en francés y castellano).

Negociaciones
Público | 28-Mar-2023

Bruselas busca una alternativa al acuerdo de pesca con Marruecos ante la previsible condena del TJUE

La eurodiputada Idoia Villanueva, de Unidas Podemos, denuncia que estas conversaciones están siendo opacas y no están teniendo en cuenta al Frente Polisario.
La Jornada | 28-Mar-2023

Andanada de demandas de mineras contra México

Animadas por bufetes de abogados que actúan como aves de carroña, empresas trasnacionales, principalmente mineras, tratan de sacarle el último jugo al viejo TLCAN.
Aurora | 27-Mar-2023

Entra en vigor el Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Israel y Emiratos Árabes

El acuerdo de libre comercio negociado el año pasado entre Israel y Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU) entró en vigor, informó el Ministerio de Exteriores, que anticipó una reducción o cancelación de aranceles aduaneros para el 96% de los productos comerciados entre ambos países.
Tiempo Argentino | 27-Mar-2023

Alberto Fernández se reunió con Pedro Sánchez y Josep Borrell: la agenda Mercosur – Unión Europea en discusión

En el marco de la Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefes y Jefas de Estado, el presidente volvió a abrir las negociaciones con el bloque europeo en un encuentro bilateral con el primer ministro de España y el representante de Asuntos Exteriores y Política de Seguridad de la UE.
El País | 27-Mar-2023

Embajador de China afirmó que postura de Argentina y Brasil "no influye" en posible TLC de China y Uruguay

"No perjudica ni influye. Tenemos buena relación con todos los países, también somos grandes socios comerciales de Brasil y Argentina", dijo Wang Gang.
Infobae | 27-Mar-2023

Por qué revisar y no renegociar el TLC entre Colombia y Estados Unidos: presidente ejecutivo de Analdex aclaró el panorama

El Tratado de Libre Comercio entre ambos países ya cumplió diez años y el país cafetero no lo aprovechó al 100%.
Ecologistas en Acción | 27-Mar-2023

La filtración de un documento secreto revela la inacción de la UE ante los impactos del comercio con Sudamérica

Tras años de negociaciones secretas, la filtración del “Instrumento conjunto UE-Mercosur” revela lo que las organizaciones de la sociedad civil llevan tiempo advirtiendo: es un engaño que no frena la agudización de la deforestación, el cambio climático y la violación de derechos humanos.
CUESTIONES CLAVES
La Izquierda del Parlamento Europeo | 28-Mar-2023

A agenda de comercio digital de la UE: ¿Cómo socava los intentos de regular a las grandes tecnológicas?

Este informe demuestra la manera en que las grandes tecnológicas trabajan para restringir la capacidad de los órganos democráticos de la UE de regular sus actividades en pro del interés público a través de acuerdos “comerciales” vinculantes y permanentes.
 
français  

Nouveau podcast de bilaterals.org !

Il aborde notamment l’essor du commerce des services et la résistance populaire ; l’accord de libre-échange entre l’UE et l’Inde et son impact sur les femmes indiennes ; les préoccupations des mouvements kenyans du secteur de la santé concernant l’accord entre le Kenya et les États-Unis: https://youtu.be/HHBbfjvjylY (en anglais avec sous-titres français et espagnols).

Négociations
L’Opinion | 28-Mar-2023

Accord de pêche : Bruxelles cherche une alternative en attendant l’arrêt final de la Cour de Justice de l’UE

Suite à l’approche de la date d’échéance de l’accord de pêche entre le Maroc et l’Union européenne, la Commission européenne reste dans l’expectative de l’arrêt final de la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne.
Le Courrier du Vietnam | 27-Mar-2023

Le Vietnam envisage les négociations sur l’Accord de libre-échange avec le Mercosur

Le Vietnam envisage les négociations sur l’Accord de libre-échange avec le Marché commun de l’Amérique du Sud (Mercosur) pour promouvoir ses exportations vers l’Amérique latine.
L’Orient Le Jour | 27-Mar-2023

L’accord de libre-échange entre Israël et les Emirats entrera en vigueur le 1er avril

Israël et les Emirats arabes unis ont signé un accord douanier, dernière étape pour l’entrée en vigueur d’un accord de libre-échange, le premier du genre entre l’Etat hébreu et un pays arabe.
ENJEUX MAJEURS
La Gauche au Parlement européen | 28-Mar-2023

Comment l’agenda du commerce numérique de l’UE vient saper le contrôle sur les grandes entreprises technologiques

Cette étude analyse les clauses les plus dangereuses incluses dans l’agenda de l’UE en matière de commerce numérique (libre circulation des données, interdiction de la localisation des données et non-divulgation du code source).
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