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| BILATERALS.ORG WEEKLY |
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19-25 DEC 2025 |
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Call for signatures: We say no to AfCFTA – trade justice for people, not corporations!
Please consider signing the African civil society statement here.
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| NEWS FROM THE MOVEMENTS |
Public Citizen | 22-Dec-2025
Continuing the spree of trade agreements being negotiated by the Trump administration, November saw the announcement of four more agreements — with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
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Trade Justice Movement | 22-Dec-2025
A group of 56 UK-affiliated academics has written to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband MP, warning that Investor-State Dispute Settlement poses a serious risk to the UK’s ability to take effective climate action.
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Public Citizen | 19-Dec-2025
New analysis of public comments by lobbyists for the tech industry shows that Big Tech is aggressively pushing for even more deregulatory giveaways, despite the agreement already tilting heavily in their favor.
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NEGOTIATIONS
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Hindustan Times | 22-Dec-2025
India and Oman signed a free trade agreement that allows duty-free access of almost all Indian goods in the West Asian country, a comprehensive services package spanning 127 sectors, and a liberalised mobility framework for Indian professionals.
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Jakarta Globe | 22-Dec-2025
Indonesia and the Russia-backed Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) have just signed a free trade pact, a document that is expected to act as a cushion against rising US protectionism.
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Reuters | 22-Dec-2025
New Zealand and India said on Monday they had concluded talks on a free trade deal that would help to double bilateral trade over the next five years.
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BFT online | 22-Dec-2025
The AfCFTA Secretariat concluded two days of Joint Agriculture and Trade Stakeholders Consultations in Addis Ababa, with participants validating a comprehensive Agri-Food Trade Action Plan designed to transform Africa’s agricultural sector into a driver of continental integration.
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Belga | 22-Dec-2025
The European Commission is aiming to sign the free trade agreement with the Mercosur countries on 12 January in Paraguay, European sources said.
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AP | 19-Dec-2025
The European Union is delaying a massive free-trade deal with South American countries after fiery protests by farmers and last-minute opposition by France and Italy threatened to derail the pact.
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The Boston Globe | 19-Dec-2025
Canada and the US will launch formal discussions to review their free trade agreement in mid-January, the office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said.
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Euronews | 19-Dec-2025
Proponents argue the agreement would provide an alternative to Beijing’s export controls and Washington’s tariff policies. Critics warn it would weaken environmental regulations and damage the EU’s agricultural sector.
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CBC | 19-Dec-2025
US President Donald Trump’s lead trade negotiator says the administration is considering breaking up the three-way free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, moving toward separate deals instead.
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CBC | 19-Dec-2025
US Trade Representative said the US will take aim at two major Canadian policies: the Online Streaming Act, which brought online platforms like Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube under Canadian broadcasting rules, and the supply-managed dairy sector, among others.
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Negociaciones
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Henoi | 22-Dec-2025
Previas a la Cumbre de jefes de Estado, la Cumbre Social del Mercosur se celebró de manera virtual debido a la falta de fondos, lo que dejó fuera a gran parte de la sociedad civil, especialmente a organizaciones campesinas, indígenas y sindicales. Este espacio, diseñado para debatir los desafíos de la integración, terminó dominado por un único tema: el Acuerdo de Asociación entre el Mercosur y la Unión Europea, pendiente de ratificación.
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EFE | 22-Dec-2025
La Unión Europea (UE) se comprometió en una carta enviada al presidente brasileño, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a firmar el acuerdo de libre comercio con el Mercosur a comienzos de enero, tras las divergencias internas que le impidieron suscribir el tratado este sábado como estaba previsto.
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Infobae | 22-Dec-2025
La revisión formal del T-MEC entre México y Canadá comenzará en enero, con una fecha límite establecida para el 1 de julio de 2026, apuntó el secretario de Economía, Marcelo Ebrard durante el Primer Encuentro Nacional de Polos de Desarrollo en la Ciudad de México.
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Diario Evolución | 22-Dec-2025
Corea del Sur pidió al gobierno de México una atención especial frente a los nuevos aranceles que el país comenzará a aplicar a partir del 1 de enero de 2026 a productos importados de países con los que no tiene acuerdos de libre comercio.
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| CUESTIONES CLAVES
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La Estrella | 22-Dec-2025
La constructora española FCC mantiene una demanda contra Panamá ante el CIADI, basada en el Tratado Bilateral de Inversión con España. El reclamo, por unos $59 millones, se vincula a proyectos de infraestructura ya concluidos
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A signer: Non à la ZLECAf, oui à un commerce pour les peuples, pas pour les multinationales
Nous vous invitons à signer ici la déclaration d’organisations de la société civile africaines.
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| NOUVELLES DES MOUVEMENTS |
bilaterals.org | 19-Dec-2025
L’accord UE-Maroc favorise les lobbys et les acteurs puissants, marginalisent les agriculteurs européens et le peuple sahraoui et ne respecte pas le droit international.
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Négociations
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Euractiv | 22-Dec-2025
La Commission européenne prévoit de signer l’accord commercial avec le Mercosur le 12 janvier au Paraguay, ont confié deux diplomates et un député européen.
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France Info | 19-Dec-2025
Ils étaient plus de 7 000 agriculteurs, venus de toute l’Europe, à manifester, jeudi 18 décembre à Bruxelles, pour protester contre la politique agricole commune et l’accord de libre échange du Mercosur.
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Radio Canada | 19-Dec-2025
Le principal négociateur commercial du président Donald Trump, Jamieson Greer, affirme que l’administration américaine envisage de démanteler l’accord de libre-échange trilatéral avec le Canada et le Mexique et de privilégier des accords séparés avec chacun.
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Radio Canada | 19-Dec-2025
Le représentant commercial de Washington affirme que la prochaine révision de l’Accord Canada–États-Unis–Mexique dépendra de la résolution des préoccupations concernant les politiques canadiennes sur les produits laitiers, l’alcool et les services numériques.
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Zone Bourse | 19-Dec-2025
L’Inde a signé un accord de partenariat économique avec Oman afin de stimuler le commerce bilatéral et les investissements, alors qu’elle cherche à renforcer ses liens au Moyen-Orient et à diversifier ses échanges.
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| NEWS FROM THE MOVEMENTS |
bilaterals.org | 24-Dec-2025
اتفاقية الاتحاد الأوروبي والمغرب تخدم مصالح اللوبيات والجهات الفاعلة القوية، وتهمش المزارعين الأوروبيين والشعب الصحراوي، ولا تحترم القانون الدولي
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