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Unpacking an empty box? The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

15-Jul-2021 SOMO

The recent tit-for-tat sanctions between the EU and China have cast a shadow over the deal’s future and frozen talks for the time being. But if the agreement reaches the finish line, what is at stake?

Defending access to medicines in regional trade agreements: lessons from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

14-Jul-2021 Globalization and Health

This paper examines civil society and health actors’ views of the conditions that successfully contributed to the removal of these measures in RCEP, with a focus on intellectual property and access to medicines.

More than 400 civil society organisations say: Leave the ECT by COP26

6-Jul-2021 S2B Network

More than 400 are calling on political leaders across all European countries to prioritise climate policies, to stick to their climate commitments, and therefore to initiate withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty by COP26.

US$15 billion ISDS claim against USA over Keystone XL oil pipeline cancellation

5-Jul-2021 AFTINET

TC Energy has lodged a US$15 billion Investor-State Dispute Settlement claim against the US government.

Toxic fracking vs. Slovenian democracy

30-Jun-2021 CEO

Amid the climate and environmental emergency, a British oil and gas company is threatening to sue Slovenia for requiring an environmental impact assessment for a controversial gas fracking project.

Yet another step toward intransparent, undemocratic trade

30-Jun-2021 Power Shift

EU Commission will propose to split the already problematic EU-Mexico trade agreement

India begins talks on free trade agreement with UAE

30-Jul-2021 The Hindu

Pact to help India increase exports in goods, services; lead to possible FTA with GCC.

Pakistan, Bahrain agree to negotiate CEPA

30-Jul-2021 The International News

Pakistan and Bahrain agreed to start talks on a free trade agreement for trade liberalisation and increasing the volume between the two countries.

Ex-Yukos unit wins new $5 billion court judgement against Russia

30-Jul-2021 Bloomberg

The Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled that Russia illegally expropriated loans provided by Yukos Capital Sarl to its former parent company.

Free trade agreement under preparation between Turkey and Azerbaijan

29-Jul-2021 AzerNews

In March 2021, a preferential trade agreement was approved between Turkey and Azerbaijan. Currently, work is underway on a free trade agreement.

How a new trade deal could make it harder to improve life for Australians in aged care

29-Jul-2021 The Conversation

When negotiations for the RCEP began in 2012, the aged care industry in Australia was dominated by local not-for-profits. The sector is now dominated by for-profit providers, with a jointly-owned Singapore company, Opal, one of the largest.

Delay expected as deadline looms for AfCFTA rules of origin talks

29-Jul-2021 Global Trade Review

Talks aimed at finalising key aspects of the new African Continental Free Trade Area are facing delays, as member countries work to reach an overarching agreement on rules of origin and tariff reduction schedules.

From the movements

Unpacking an empty box? The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

Defending access to medicines in regional trade agreements: lessons from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

More than 400 civil society organisations say: Leave the ECT by COP26

US$15 billion ISDS claim against USA over Keystone XL oil pipeline cancellation

Toxic fracking vs. Slovenian democracy

Yet another step toward intransparent, undemocratic trade

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India begins talks on free trade agreement with UAE

Pakistan, Bahrain agree to negotiate CEPA

Ex-Yukos unit wins new $5 billion court judgement against Russia

Free trade agreement under preparation between Turkey and Azerbaijan

How a new trade deal could make it harder to improve life for Australians in aged care

Delay expected as deadline looms for AfCFTA rules of origin talks

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