NAFTA
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16-Aug-2018 Reuters
Mexico unsure if it will finish NAFTA talks with US in August
Mexico’s economy minister said that Mexico and the United States may not meet an August goal to finish bilateral talks to revamp the NAFTA trade deal, which is beset by disagreements over automobile trade rules and other issues.
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14-Aug-2018 Diario Momento
Tratado de Libre Comercio y falta de atención gubernamental, acabarán con productores mexicanos de leche
Una lucha desventajosa libran los pequeños y medianos ganaderos lecheros de México, en una competencia desleal con la industria nacional de lácteos y con importadores de leche en polvo de tercera calidad.
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9-Aug-2018 Bloomberg
US and Mexico target Nafta cars deal by end of week
Canada is said to prepare to rejoin talks as soon as next week. Mexican ministers are in Washington for third week in a row.
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7-Aug-2018 UNO TV
México se niega a aceptar regla automotriz de EU en TLC
Negociadores del gobierno federal afirmaron que México sigue sin aceptar la regla de origen automotriz de 75%, como lo propuso su contraparte de Estados Unidos, para modernizar el TLC.
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6-Aug-2018 Reuters
Mexico touts progress in NAFTA talks with US, but toughest issues remain
Negotiators for Mexico and the United States have reached agreement on about 20 topics during talks to revamp NAFTA, Mexico’s economy minister said, although he conceded that some of the thorniest issues remained unresolved.
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6-Aug-2018 Sputnik
En moins de 20 ans, deux fois plus d’or a été sorti du Mexique qu’à l’époque coloniale
Entre 2001 et 2017, les transnationales ont extrait au Mexique deux fois plus d’or que les Espagnols n’en avaient sorti en 300 ans de colonisation.
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1-Aug-2018 TJA
Mexico’s historic election: A labor perspective
The recent election in Mexico is a referendum on the global reaction to the neoliberal assaults accompanying trade deals like NAFTA and TPP. Listen to this webinar with Manuel Perez-Rocha and Héctor de la Cueva
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31-Jul-2018 Council of Canadians
NAFTA deal by August?
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is said to believe a deal is possible before the end of August.
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30-Jul-2018 Excelsior
TLCAN avanza en 12 capítulos; amarran más acuerdos México y EU
Rubros como textil, energía, aduanas, inversión y medio ambiente están por cerrarse, mientras se cabildean ajustes a la regla de origen automotriz
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27-Jul-2018 Reuters
Mexico, US agree to speed NAFTA talks toward August deal
Mexico and the United States agreed to step up talks on updating the NAFTA trade deal in hopes of reaching an agreement on major issues by August.
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26-Jul-2018 AP
Mexico, Canada stress common front in NAFTA talks
Mexican and Canadian officials said that talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement will remain a three-way negotiation, despite suggestions by US President that he might pursue separate trade deals with both countries.
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24-Jul-2018 iPolitics
Freeland calls for NAFTA review of “unfair and illegal” US solar panel tariff
Canadian Foreign affairs minister is asking for a NAFTA review into what she calls “unfair and illegal” 30 per cent American tariffs imposed on Canada’s solar panel manufacturers.
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24-Jul-2018 Reuters
Mexican leftist appeals to ’anti-establishment’ Trump, seeks NAFTA deal
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sent US President Donald Trump a letter urging a swift end to NAFTA negotiations
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18-Jul-2018 AFL-CIO
US trade deals mean justice for some, not justice for all
Those with the means to become international wheeler-dealers can access ISDS. The rest of us have to rely on public courts—the same ones that investors say are “inadequate” to handle their needs. That’s not fair, and that’s not right.
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12-Jul-2018 The Action Network
Mexico’s landslide election: A labor perspective
Trade justice alliance webinar on Sunday 15 July
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11-Jul-2018 Toronto Star
Should Canada scrap its supply management system? No
In the current talks to renegotiate NAFTA, the US is demanding a significant increase in access to Canadian agricultural markets and the phasing out of tariffs. Effectively, this would mean the end of supply management.
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2-Jul-2018 AP
Trump delaying NAFTA deal until after midterm elections
President Donald Trump intends to delay signing a revised version of the North American Free Trade Agreement until after the fall midterm elections, a move aimed at reaching a better deal with Canada and Mexico.
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28-Jun-2018 La Jornada
México - Trastoca el TLCAN el financiamiento de la economía
La incertidumbre por la renegociación del TLCAN se convirtió en uno de los factores que limitaron la disponibilidad de financiamiento externo para la economía mexicana en los primeros meses del año.
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26-Jun-2018 TDN
Lighthouse looks to use NAFTA talks to greenlight Millennium coal terminal
Millennium Bulk Terminals’ parent company is ramping up lobbying spending related to trade talks with Canada and Mexico as part of a bold effort to get its blocked coal terminal in Longview approved.
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24-Jun-2018 Toronto Star
Should Canada reject NAFTA? Yes
NAFTA is a corporate rights agreement, not a free-trade agreement in the original sense.
