Germany
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2-Jun-2017 China.org.cn
Talks on China-EU investment agreement to speed up
China and Germany have agreed to speed up negotiations on a China-EU investment agreement so as to further enrich the two countries’ cooperation and ties.
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24-Apr-2017 Les Echos
Libre-échange : Trump pourrait négocier avec l’UE avant la Grande-Bretagne
Angela Merkel serait parvenue à convaincre le président américain que les Etats-Unis avaient davantage intérêt à conclure un accord de libre-échange avec les Vingt-Sept qu’avec la Grande-Bretagne post-Brexit.
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24-Apr-2017 Reuters
Trump warming to EU trade deal with Britain behind in queue: Times
The United States could strike a free-trade agreement with the European Union after President Donald Trump warmed to a deal with the bloc.
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3-Apr-2017 Reuters
U.S. firm Cobalt threatens arbitration over Angolan oil assets
U.S. oil firm Cobalt said it would seek arbitration if Angola’s state-run Sonangol failed to extend license deadlines on two deepwater blocks
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3-Apr-2017 Ecofin
Cobalt Energy menace de recourir à une procédure d’arbitrage contre l’Etat angolais
L’américain Cobalt Energy a déclaré qu’il ferait recours à un arbitrage international contre le gouvernement angolais si celui-ci ne prolonge pas immédiatement sa licence sur deux blocs en eau profonde.
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14-Feb-2017 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
Hochtief v Argentina: Obtaining a smaller piece of the pie
Although the Tribunal found that Argentina had violated the fair and equitable treatment clause, the damages award was only US$ 13.41 million.
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28-Jan-2017 Latin America Herald Tribune
Merkel wants to finalize bilateral investment agreement between EU, China
The German Chancellor wants to push forward negotiations to conclusively finalize a bilateral investment agreement between the European Union and China
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11-Jan-2017 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
“Legitimate expectations” in the Vattenfall case: at the heart of the debate over ISDS
Central to the general public’s opposition to ISDS is the concept of legitimate expectations.
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7-Jan-2017 Global Telecoms Business
Axos Capital files €400m Kosovo lawsuit
ACP Axos Capital is suing the Kosovo government for €400m as a result of its failed bid to buy Kosovo Telecom.
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30-Dec-2016 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The German Constitutional Court judgment in the Vattenfall case: lessons for the ECT Vattenfall arbitral tribunal
This dispute and final judgment provide some valuable lessons for the arbitral tribunal in the ECT Vattenfall dispute.
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8-Dec-2016 Prague Daily Monitor
Czech Republic faces international arbitration
Aircraftleasing Meier & Fischer has initiated international arbitration proceedings, asking compensation in the amount of USD 125.17m.
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8-Dec-2016 DW
German utilities win compensation for nuclear phaseout
Germany’s highest court has ruled in favor of three power companies in a dispute over a government decision to phase out nuclear energy. Vattenfall is also suing at the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
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13-Oct-2016 Stop TTIP
German Court on CETA: Important success for our democratic rights!
The Germany’s Constitutional Court’s decision on CETA is an important success in the fight against the EU’s free trade machinery
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13-Oct-2016 Thomson Reuters
German court rejects emergency appeal to block EU-Canada trade deal
Germany’s Constitutional Court gave the green light for the government to approve an ambitious trade accord between the European Union and Canada under certain conditions.
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13-Oct-2016 L’Orient le Jour
La justice allemande autorise Berlin à signer l’accord Ceta, sous conditions
La Cour constitutionnelle de Karlsruhe a donné son feu vert au gouvernement allemand pour qu’il approuve l’application provisoire de l’accord de libre échange entre l’Union européenne (UE) et le Canada (Ceta), mais sous conditions.
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12-Oct-2016 Reuters
Germany’s top court hears challenge to EU-Canada trade deal
Germany’s Constitutional Court began hearing a legal challenge to a planned EU-Canada free trade deal that could paralyze the accord.
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30-Sep-2016 ICSID
Vattenfall AB and others v. Federal Republic of Germany - Public hearing
The hearing on jurisdiction, merits and quantum in Vattenfall AB and others v. Federal Republic of Germany is scheduled to take place before a three-member arbitral tribunal from Monday, October 10, 2016 through Friday, October 21, 2016.
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19-Sep-2016 La Vanguardia
Unas 350.000 personas se manifiestan en Alemania contra el TTIP
Las protestas estuvieron marcadas por el ambiente festivo y por la demanda de un “comercio mundial justo”
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19-Sep-2016 Common Dreams
Hundreds of thousands march in Germany against TTIP, CETA
These agreements, says critics, ’threaten environmental and consumer protection for millions of people in Europe and North America’
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19-Sep-2016 Reporterre
L’Allemagne se lève contre CETA, le traité de libre échange avec le Canada
En Allemagne et en Autriche, de grandes manifestations ont eu lieu samedi 17 septembre contre les traités de libre échange que veut signer l’Union européenne. En ligne de mire : le CETA, accord avec le Canada, qui pourrait être validé en octobre.
News from the movements
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22-Aug-2017 GRAIN
A nova face do colonialismo: os Acordos de Parceria Económica da UE com a África
Apesar de pouco divulgado, o APE tem enfrentado uma oposição contínua em muitos países da ACP, sobretudo por causa dos seus efeitos devastadores sobre pequenos agricultores. -
22-Aug-2017 GRAIN
Les habits neuf du colonialisme : les accords de partenariat économique entre l’UE et l’Afrique
Un nouveau rapport de GRAIN donne la parole à plusieurs pays du continent africain qui déplorent les effets désastreux de l’Accord de partenariat économique sur la souveraineté alimentaire et l’agriculture paysanne. -
22-Aug-2017 GRAIN
Colonialism’s new clothes: The EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements with Africa
Though not highly publicised, the EPA has faced continued opposition from across the ACP countries, not least because of its devastating effect on small scale farmers. A new report from GRAIN goes into the details in Africa. -
22-Aug-2017 ANEC
Grupos de pequeños agricultores de los tres países rechazan la renegociación del TLCAN, basada en el TPP
Al tiempo que las conversaciones formales para renegociar el TLCAN comienzan, organizaciones de campesinos y pequeños agricultores de Canadá, Estados Unidos y México denuncian la dirección que éstas están tomando. -
22-Aug-2017 Common Dreams
Family farm groups from three countries slam NAFTA reboot based on TPP
As the formal talks to renegotiate NAFTA begin, family farm organizations from Canada, the United States and Mexico denounce the direction of the talks. -
21-Aug-2017 News Hub
NZ: National’s TPPA11 leaves key questions unanswered
A prominent law professor has called on the New Zealand Government to release its modelling on trade deal TPP11 to allow the public and opposition parties to make informed decisions in the lead-up to the election. -
18-Aug-2017 Reuters
Thousands of Mexicans march to scrap NAFTA, as government fights to save it
While Mexican government negotiators fought tooth and nail to save the North American Free Trade Agreement during talks in Washington, thousands of Mexican farmers and workers took to the streets demanding the deal be scrapped. -
16-Aug-2017 CLATE
Seminario a distancia - América Latina recibe a la OMC: debates sobre el libre comercio en la era Trump
Esta iniciativa está dirigida a dirigentes sindicales y sociales, estudiantes y miembros de la comunidad académica de toda América Latina y el Caribe, así como también a toda persona interesada en temas de economía y política de alta incidencia en la vida social.
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