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UN expert demands EU suspend trade deal with Israel over Gaza genocide
12-Apr-2024 Common Dreams
"Europe is the main trading partner—which accounts I think for 30% of Israel’s trade—so it has a huge power and it should use that power," said UN expert Francesca Albanese.
Commission reports on thirteenth negotiation round with five Eastern and Southern African countries to deepen existing EPA
12-Apr-2024 European Commission
The European Commission has published a report summarising progress made during the latest negotiation round to deepen the existing Economic Partnership Agreement with five Eastern and Southern African partners.
MEPs support exit from treaty allowing big oil to sue governments over climate action
10-Apr-2024 Euronews
In a decisive committee vote, MEPs have supported the European Union’s exit from the Energy Charter Treaty over concerns its global investor-state dispute settlement system has been weaponised to sue governments over climate policy. Image d’illustration.
EU commissioner says FTA with Australia would help minerals push
9-Apr-2024 Mining.com
Europe’s Commissioner for Energy said she had been in conversations with Australia’s Resources Minister for an agreement on critical minerals, and that there would be more news “soon.”
India-EU FTA next round to start in early May
9-Apr-2024 Mint
The eighth round of negotiations for the India-European Union free trade agreement are slated to start next month, with India making changes to its negotiating team to speed up the process.
Indonesia maintains its position not to accede to UPOV 1991
5-Apr-2024 Apbrebes
Indonesia reiterated its position not to accede to the UPOV 1991 to ensure policy space to protect smallholder farmers’ seed systems and plant genetic resources.
Australia looking to resume talks on European Free Trade Agreement
4-Apr-2024 Sky News
Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell says he and his European counterpart are both committed to “having another go” at a Free Trade Agreement.
An urgent call from European trade unions: Suspend the Association Agreement with Israel
3-Apr-2024 ETUN Palestine
We, the undersigned European trade unions, are calling on the EU and European countries to suspend the Association Agreement with Israel as well as bilateral treaties in light of grave violations of human rights by the Israeli Government.
EU-Chile trade agreement: broad cross-border data flow commitment with country without adequacy status
1-Apr-2024 Vrijschrift
The European Parliament gave consent to the EU - Chile trade agreement. The agreement’s digital chapter contains a new, broad cross-border data flow commitment, while Chile does not have a data protection adequacy status.
Guyana now ready to sign new OACP-EU pact – Todd
28-Mar-2024 Stabroeknews
Having gotten the clarity it sought on areas of concern, Guyana says that it will now sign on to the Samoa Agreement – successor to the Cotonou Agreement that the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (OACPS) has with the European Union (EU).
Farmer protests: the wrong u-turn
28-Mar-2024 Green European Journal
Many farmers are fighting against deregulation: namely, free trade agreements that set unequal competition, the dumping of cheap produce on their markets, and the dismantling of market support.
Macron calls proposed EU-Mercosur trade pact ‘very bad deal’ lacking strong climate commitments
28-Mar-2024 The Guardian
French president tells Brazil forum both parties need to be ‘much stronger’ on biodiversity and climate.
France delays new EU-Canada trade deal vote after Senate setback
28-Mar-2024 BNN Bloomberg
The French government will delay holding another vote on the European Union’s free-trade deal with Canada, after an embarrassing setback in the Senate.
Algeria-EU Association Agreement under revision: toward a balanced and mutually beneficial partnership
27-Mar-2024 Dzair Tube
The Algeria-European Union (EU) Association Agreement, signed in 2002 and implemented in 2005, has long been a subject of contention for Algeria. Its revision is now underway by both parties, marking a significant development in their bilateral relations.
Macron may ignore the French Parliament if CETA is rejected
27-Mar-2024 Euractiv
With the French Senate rejecting the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the National Assembly possibly doing the same, just ahead of the European elections, Macron’s government could ignore the parliament’s decision.
Reject EU-PH FTA as serious concerns continue to hound ambitious corporate trade deal
25-Mar-2024 Focus on the Global South
Trade Justice Pilipinas questions and challenges the assertion of the Philippine government that this EU-Philippines FTA will be beneficial to the Philippines, particularly the Filipino working classes. It is high time that the government abandon the already discredited free market ideology.
EU Court adviser confirms separate and distinct status of Western Sahara
22-Mar-2024 Western Sahara Resource Watch
The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union has this morning, 21 March 2024, published two Opinions in the appeal case on extending the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement and Trade Liberalisation Agreement into Western Sahara.
EU Court adviser: fruit from Western Sahara should not be labelled as from Morocco
22-Mar-2024 Western Sahara Resource Watch
“Products originating in the territory of Western Sahara should be labelled as such, to the exclusion of any other provenance”, the Advocate General to Europe’s top Court stated on Thursday 21 March 2024.
Report: EU-Morocco fisheries depends on illegal occupation
22-Mar-2024 Western Sahara Resource Watch
A new document published by the EU Commission reveals to what extent the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement has been depending on the stocks offshore occupied Western Sahara.
NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement to come into force in May
22-Mar-2024 RNZ
New Zealand’s MPs voted overwhelming in favour of legislation in Parliament, allowing the deal to take effect in just over a month’s time.