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BILATERALS.ORG WEEKLY   4-10 JUN 2023
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NEGOTIATIONS
Pulse | 9-Jun-2023

South Korea joins DEPA as first non-founding partner

South Korea has officially acceded to the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, becoming the first member country outside of its founding partners, Seoul’s Trade Ministry said.
Raajje | 9-Jun-2023

Negotiations on Maldives-UK free trade agreement to commence

The government of Maldives has welcomed the announcement by the government of the United Kingdom, to commence negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries.
Gulf Business | 9-Jun-2023

UAE signs bilateral trade deal with Cambodia

The agreement with Cambodia will reduce or remove tariffs, eliminate barriers to trade and create new avenues for strategic investment.
Reuters | 9-Jun-2023

Analysis: Spain hatches plan to win Macron over to EU-Mercosur trade pact

The Spanish Prime Minister will attempt to persuade the French President the Mercosur pact would help the EU to broaden its alliances with other open, democratic nations and to "rebalance" the geopolitical map.
Reuters | 9-Jun-2023

EU warns against adjusting Mercosur trade deal

The European Commission said it would be unwise to renegotiate parts of its proposed free trade agreement with Brazil and other countries of the Mercosur bloc, given it took two decades to reach an initial deal.
B&FT online | 8-Jun-2023

SEZ is a catalyst for accelerating Africa’s industrialisation agenda – speakers

Speakers at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Industry (UNCTAD) workshop have indicated that Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are crucial for pushing Africa’s industrialisation agenda in the context of the AfCFTA.
The Greens/EFA | 8-Jun-2023

The EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, its impacts on agriculture

The EU will import more meat and other agricultural products - with them, emissions, deforestation, soil contamination and human rights abuses - while endangering local farmers’ livelihoods in the Mercosur region and in the European Union.
The National | 7-Jun-2023

’High ambitions’ for UK-GCC free trade agreement talks

The primary objective in the trade negotiations with the GCC is to have “an ambitious and comprehensive agreement,” said the British Trade Commissioner to the Middle East and Pakistan.
Sky | 7-Jun-2023

Trade Minister Don Farrell declares he could ’walk away’ from lucrative EU trade deal amid tense negotiations

As trade negotiations in Brussels heat up, Australia and the European Union are still yet to overcome major impasses over naming rights of beloved products and market access.
Buenos Aires Times | 7-Jun-2023

EU, Mercosur will ’take time’ to conclude trade deal, says French official

French government official says European Union and Mercosur both want to "take their time" to finalise trade deal.
Euractiv | 7-Jun-2023

LEAK: EU to prioritise Mercosur deal, establish closer ties with Latin America

The EU will prioritise concluding a long-delayed trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc and closer institutional cooperation as it seeks new allies to reduce economic dependencies on China and counter Russia.
CTV | 7-Jun-2023

Internal docs suggest Trudeau wants China blocked from Pacific Rim trade deal

While the Liberals insist a Pacific Rim trade bloc should welcome any country that meets its standards, an internal document suggests Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants China kept out of the deal.
CNBC Indonesia | 7-Jun-2023

The trade minister for Indonesia argued that Europe was discriminating and frequently looked for conflict with Indonesia

Zulkifli Hasan, the minister of trade, said frankly that recent difficulties have made cooperation with the EU challenging. As a result, he acknowledged that he was developing a plan to predict how the EU would act.
Agri-Pulse | 6-Jun-2023

US seeks to wrap up IPEF this year, with sustainability in ag chapter

The US aims to wrap up negotiations on the 14-nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework this year, but not before key provisions on sustainability are added to the agriculture chapter of the deal, Chief US Agriculture Negotiator Doug McKalip said.
ABS CBN | 6-Jun-2023

Trade chief to fly to Brussels to bat for PH-EU free trade deal

Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual will be in Brussels this month to continue talks on the Philippines’ trade with the European Union and the country’s bid to have a free trade deal with the EU.
Reuters | 5-Jun-2023

India plans to challenge EU carbon tax at WTO

The exporters’ body warned the EU plan could make India’s free trade agreements with other countries and a proposed pact with the EU "redundant" as the prices of many exporters’ goods would rise.
Agri-Pulse | 5-Jun-2023

US begins USMCA dispute against Mexico’s GM corn restrictions

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that she is calling for dispute consultations with Mexico over the country’s efforts to ban genetically modified corn and its recent history of rejecting biotech seed traits.
Horti Daily | 5-Jun-2023

"The EU Agreement doesn’t favor Moroccan growers"

The objective was the agricultural development of Morocco’s rural population and traditional farmers. It’s been a fallacy because the rural population hasn’t developed and Moroccan farmers haven’t improved their situation.
Phnom Penh Post | 5-Jun-2023

Cambodia, Vietnam sign trade agreement

Cambodia and Vietnam have signed an agreement to promote bilateral trade for 2023-2024, noting that it is an important mechanism that will promote and enhance bilateral cooperation in all sectors.
Reuters | 5-Jun-2023

Palm oil dispute won’t have bearing on Indonesia, Malaysia EU trade talks, minister says

A dispute between the European Union and major palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia over a new deforestation law will have no bearing on the two countries’ stalled negotiations with the bloc on free trade agreements, a Malaysian minister said.
KEY ISSUES
Euractiv | 7-Jun-2023

German FM calls Brazil to align more with the West

The still not yet ratified EU-Mercosur trade deal could be among the main keys to the rapprochement of like-minded democratic states as it would “make it clear that democracies when they work together, can solve global challenges,” said German Foreign Minister.
NEWS FROM THE MOVEMENTS
Econews Africa | 8-Jun-2023

Memorandum and analysis on the agriculture chapter of the STIP negotiations

Econews Africa, in a memorandum to the Kenya/United States Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) has highlighted lack of transparency in the negotiation process and the devastating consequences of negotiating a chapter on Agriculture have been highlighted.
 
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Negociaciones
El País | 9-Jun-2023

Bustillo, el "ni sí ni no" de China a un TLC y la esperanza de que Lula lidere un acuerdo con el Mercosur

El canciller actualizó el estado de las negociaciones con China por un acuerdo de libre y comercio e insistió en sus críticas al bloque regional.
Ámbito | 9-Jun-2023

El pesimismo tiñe las expectativas del gobierno de lograr un TLC con China

Mientras se prepara una posible visita del presidente Luis Lacalle Pou al país asiático, en Cancillería ven difícil que avancen el acuerdo comercial.
Infobae | 8-Jun-2023

Australia sopesa salir de la negociación para un TLC con la UE por el feta y el prosecco

Australia sopesa salirse de las negociaciones para un tratado de libre comercio (TLC) con la Unión Europea (UE) por la polémica en torno a las denominaciones de origen, como el feta y prosecco, dijo este jueves el ministro de Agricultura del país oceánico, Murray Watt.
Chile Mejor sin TLC | 8-Jun-2023

Exclusivo: Capítulo Inversiones del TLC Chile/UE en versión extraoficial

Traducción extraoficial automática, revisada por Chile Mejor sin TLC con fines de transparencia ciudadana dado que el gobierno chileno no ha publicado el texto en español. Los subrayados son nuestros
La Diaria | 7-Jun-2023

Vicecanciller sobre el TLC con China: se pasó “de las intenciones a activar, no necesariamente a concretar, pero sí a activar”

Respecto al ritmo con el que se están llevando las negociaciones, Albertoni apuntó: “Si se hubieran hecho cosas antes, no estábamos en este lugar”.
Ámbito | 7-Jun-2023

La Comisión Europea prioriza el acuerdo con el Mercosur, ¿Uruguay se acerca al TLC con China?

La Unión Europea busca acelerar los tiempos con el bloque regional, lo que podría dar vía libre para negociar un TLC conjunto con el país asiático.
CIAR Global | 7-Jun-2023

Chile confirma intención de dos Isapres de recurrir a arbitraje

El conflicto con las isapres -aseguradoras de salud privadas- se agudiza en Chile que ya ha sido notificado por dos aseguradoras, una británica y otra estadounidense, de la intención de acudir a arbitraje de inversiones denunciando desprotección, incertidumbre o inviabilidad financiera.
Reporte Asia | 5-Jun-2023

El Acuerdo RCEP entra en vigor para Filipinas

El Acuerdo de Asociación Económica Integral Regional (RCEP) entró en vigor para Filipinas el 2 de junio, 60 días después de que haya depositado su Instrumento de Ratificación ante el secretario general de la ASEAN en su calidad de Depositario del Acuerdo RCEP.
NOVEDADES DE LOS MOVIMIENTOS
Chile Mejor sin TLC | 7-Jun-2023

Ganadores y perdedores en el Acuerdo Chile/Unión Europea

El empeño europeo para calmar la inquietud pública sobre el tema no logra ocultar que, en esencia, el mecanismo incorporado al nuevo Tratado Chile/UE presenta características muy similares al criticado Sistema de Resolución de Controversias (ISDS) del TPP11 y a los tratados bilaterales de inversión que ya existían con países de la Unión Europea.
bilaterals.org | 7-Jun-2023

Cómo moldeó el colonialismo los tratados de libre comercio: el nacimiento del comercio internacional moderno (3/3 partes)

Las prácticas coloniales todavía se sienten hoy, ya que los Estados exportadores de capital y sus inversionistas modelan las reglas del comercio y la inversión ignorando a las poblaciones de los países que importan estos capitales.
bilaterals.org | 5-Jun-2023

Cómo moldeó el colonialismo los tratados de libre comercio: la imposición de regímenes legales occidentales (2/3)

El colonialismo terminó imponiendo un régimen de comercio e inversiones legal, favorable a los europeos.
 
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Négociations
L’Orient Le Jour | 9-Jun-2023

L’accord de libre-échange Australie-UE achoppe sur les appellations de produits

L’Australie a menacé de se retirer d’un accord de libre-échange avec l’Union européenne qui, en l’état, n’autorise pas ses producteurs de fromage, de vin et de charcuterie à employer des appellations d’origine contrôlée.
Euractiv | 9-Jun-2023

Accord avec le Mercosur et rapprochement avec l’Amérique latine : les nouvelles priorités de l’UE

L’UE mettra la priorité sur la conclusion d’un accord commercial avec le bloc sud-américain Mercosur alors qu’elle cherche de nouveaux alliés pour réduire les dépendances économiques envers la Chine et à contrer la Russie.
The Greens/EFA | 8-Jun-2023

L’Accord de libre-échange entre l’EU et le Mercosur et son impact sur l’agriculture

L’UE importera davantage de viande et d’autres produits agricoles, et avec eux, des émissions, de la déforestation, de la contamination des sols et des violations des droits de l’homme.
Le Monde | 8-Jun-2023

Entre Israël et les Emirats arabes unis, un accord de libre-échange qui inclut les colonies juives de Cisjordanie et du Golan

Les EAU ne font pas de distinction entre les articles fabriqués dans les frontières internationalement reconnues de l’Etat hébreu et ceux qui proviennent des territoires illégalement occupés en 1967.
Euractiv | 7-Jun-2023

L’UE et le Mercosur veulent « se donner du temps » pour un accord, selon Olivier Becht

Le ministre français chargé du Commerce extérieur a déclaré lors d’une visite à Brasilia que l’Union européenne et les pays du Mercosur devaient « se donner du temps » pour ratifier un accord commercial dans des termes « qui conviennent à toutes les parties ».
Radio-Canada | 7-Jun-2023

Trudeau préférerait que la Chine ne puisse pas adhérer au Partenariat transpacifique

Alors que le gouvernement libéral fédéral insiste publiquement sur le fait que le Partenariat transpacifique devrait accueillir tout pays qui respecte les normes de cet accord, un document suggère que Justin Trudeau préférerait que la Chine ne puisse pas y adhérer.
Fresh Plaza | 5-Jun-2023

« L’Accord d’Association entre l’UE et le Maroc ne favorise ni la population rurale ni l’agriculteur marocain »

L’objectif était le développement agricole de la population rurale et des agriculteurs traditionnels au Maroc. Tout cela s’est avéré faux, car ni la population rurale n’a été développée, ni l’agriculteur marocain n’a amélioré sa situation.
ENJEUX MAJEURS
Le Journal de l’Afrique | 9-Jun-2023

En Tunisie, l’affaire Zenith Energy embarrasse le monde des affaires

Réclamant 48 millions de dollars à la Tunisie, la société canadienne de pétrole Zenith Energy a lancé une procédure internationale d’arbitrage.
Euractiv | 7-Jun-2023

Géopolitique : Annalena Baerbock demande au Brésil de s’aligner sur l’Occident

L’accord commercial UE-Mercosur pourrait être l’une des principales clés du rapprochement des États démocratiques partageant les mêmes idées, a affirmé la ministre allemande des Affaires étrangères.
NOUVELLES DES MOUVEMENTS
bilaterals.org | 8-Jun-2023

Le colonialisme, aux racines des accords de libre-échange : la naissance du commerce international moderne (partie 1/3)

Le commerce international moderne n’est pas né d’un phénomène naturel ; il a été imposé aux sociétés.
Libération | 6-Jun-2023

Pourquoi il faut stopper l’accord UE-Mercosur et encourager la relocalisation

Face à une Commission européenne qui persiste à vouloir finaliser un accord nocif pour la planète puisqu’il vise à approfondir la mondialisation, le collectif Stop CETA-Mercosur appelle le gouvernement français à s’y opposer.
 
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NEGOTIATIONS
CNBC Indonesia | 6-Jun-2023

Mendag sebut Eropa rewel, sering ngajak bertarung dengan RI

Menteri Perdagangan (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas) terang-terangan sebut menjalin kerja sama dengan Uni Eropa (UE) belakangan ini menyulitkan. Karena itu, dia mengaku tengah menyiapkan strategi untuk mengantisipasi tingkah UE tersebut.
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