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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27-Jun-2017 Public Citizen
As NAFTA hearings open, more than 100,000 petitions delivered and 50,000 public comments filed demanding a new deal to benefit working people, not just corporations
Unprecedented public response to administration request for comment spotlights political stakes of NAFTA renegotiation. -
26-Jun-2017 RQIC
Political declaration of the encounter of social organizations of Canada, United States and Mexico
The participants in the Encounter of Social Organizations of Canada, the United States and Mexico, facing the likely prospect of renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), condemn this model which has seriously affected national development in a manner contrary to the interests of our peoples, the environment, and our democratic system. -
26-Jun-2017 RQIC
Déclaration politique de la rencontre des organisations sociales du Canada, des États-Unis et du Mexique
Les personnes participantes à la rencontre des organisations sociales du Canada, des États-Unis et du Mexique, face à l’amorce imminente du processus de renégociation de l’Accord de libre-échange nord-américain (ALÉNA), condamnent ce modèle qui a gravement affecté le développement national. -
26-Jun-2017 RQIC
Declaración política del encuentro de organizaciones sociales de Canadá, Estados Unidos y México
Las y los participantes en el Encuentro de Organizaciones Sociales de Canadá, Estados Unidos y México, ante el inminente proceso de renegociación del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN), condenamos este modelo porque ha afectado gravemente el desarrollo nacional. -
26-Jun-2017 El Diario
Sindicatos, asociaciones y ONG piden a los parlamentarios españoles que rechacen el CETA
Firman una carta que reclama a los grupos del Congreso que no suscriban el tratado comercial con Canadá “al no estar al servicio del interés público”. -
23-Jun-2017 Minga Informativa de Movimientos Sociales
Declaración Política del Encuentro de Organizaciones Sociales de Canadá, Estados Unidos y México
Las y los participantes en el Encuentro de Organizaciones Sociales de Canadá, Estados Unidos y México, ante el inminente proceso de renegociación del TLCAN, condenamos este modelo porque ha afectado gravemente el desarrollo nacional, siendo contrario a los intereses de los pueblos, del medio ambiente y de nuestro sistema democrático. -
19-Jun-2017 OMAL
Aprendizajes de las resistencias feministas latinoamericanas a los Tratados de Libre Comercio e Inversión
¿De qué manera afrontar este momento como feministas, como conjunto de movimientos sociales, como ciudadanía crítica? -
13-Jun-2017 Argentina Mejor sin TLC
Argentina: Encuentro Nacional Preparatorio para la Semana de Acción contra la OMC
Invitamos a todas las organizaciones y movimientos, agrupaciones, partidos y articulaciones de todas las provincias al Encuentro Nacional de Planificación contra la OMC en Argentina, que tendrá lugar el sábado 24 de Junio a partir de las 9.30 en el Aula HU 402 de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales (UBA) en Santiago del Estero 1029, CABA
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