Negotiations
FTAs loaded against Third World, says researcher
23-Jul-2017 The Andhra Pradesh government will have to pay up $ 44.71 million in damages if it loses the case in the International Court of Arbitration (ICA) for cancellation of an agreement with UAE-based company Ras Al-Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA).
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22-Jul-2017 The Hindu
Digital trade games
India must not succumb to global digital trade paradigms and rules that back predatory business. -
21-Jul-2017 Dairy Reporter
EDA expresses CETA cheese concerns
With implementation of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement looming, the European Dairy Association says it would limit access of EU cheeses to the Canadian market. -
21-Jul-2017 tralac
Madagascar signs tripartite free trade agreement
The agreement brings together three regional economic communities – COMESA, EAC and SADC – into a single free trade area covering 57% of Africa’s population with a combined GDP of US$1.3 trillion as of 2015 -
21-Jul-2017 Bloomberg
The US can now ship rice to China for the first time
The rice deal comes just a month after China reopened its market to US beef imports for the first time in more than a decade and is the latest in a flurry of trade negotiations between the nations. China is also approving more biotech products and increasing US natural gas imports. -
21-Jul-2017 Reuters
US, China fail to agree on trade issues, casting doubt on other issues
The United States and China failed on Wednesday to agree on major new steps to reduce the US trade deficit with China, casting doubt over President Trump’s economic and security relations with Beijing. -
21-Jul-2017 Newsclick
Who benefits from RCEP - the world’s largest free trade agreement?
This video highlights various critical aspects of RCEPs corporate agenda.
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21-Jul-2017 Policy Observatory
No more business as usual: Where to now for international trade?
What is the future of international trade in a world of re-emergent national populism and voter scepticism of big trade deals? This new report brings together thirteen authors who have written thirteen very different essays on the future of trade. -
20-Jul-2017 bilaterals.org
Mutations des politiques commerciales: quelles réponses des mouvements sociaux ?
Plutôt que de se contenter de formes plus “inclusives” du capitalisme, nous devrions se réapproprier et construire une vision économique et politique claire et radicale. -
20-Jul-2017 El País
Así es cómo el tratado comercial con EE UU afectó a la salud de los canadienses
Un estudio revela los posibles efectos sociales y sanitarios de estos acuerdos -
20-Jul-2017 Cronista
Argentina aprobó acuerdo con Egipto y exportará con arancel cero
El tratado había sido firmado en 2010 pero Argentina era el único socio del bloque que no lo aceptó.more
Key issues
Minera de Luksic y Barrick pedirían US$ 11.500 mills. a Pakistán por fallido proyecto
18-Jul-2017 Portal MineroLa compañía recurrió en 2011 al Ciadi, luego que el gobierno del país islámico negara la licencia de la iniciativa, lo que acusan fue de manera ilegal.
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17-Jul-2017 Deccan Herald
Trading health through IPR, patents
Trade agreements between countries have a perceivable impact on access to medicines as a result of changes in patent and other national laws in different countries. -
17-Jul-2017 The Nation
Pakistan refuses $11.5 billion claim in Reko Diq case
Pakistan has rejected $11.5 billion damages claim made by the Tethyan Copper Company ltd (TCC) a joint venture between Antofagasta and Canada’s Barrick Gold Corporation in the Reko Diq case. -
14-Jul-2017 Info Justice
Canada blinks in face of US/Pharma pressure
The cool reasoning of the Canadian Supreme Court does not acknowledge or reference “external” pressures or the Eli Lilly v. Canada ISDS case. However, courts do not decide cases in a vacuum. This case seems to have been decided in a pressure cooker. -
13-Jul-2017 Al Jazeera
’Don’t make decisions about us, without us’
Free trade agreements scripted by powerful governments and corporations destroy rural areas. Peasants will resist them! -
12-Jul-2017 European Commission
UN agrees to start work on multilateral reform of investment dispute settlement
The United Nations has agreed to initiate work on possible multilateral reform of investment dispute settlement including the possible establishment of a multilateral investment court. -
11-Jul-2017 TNI
La negociación sobre Reglas para la Facilitación Multilateral de las Inversiones: apuntes para la discusión
En lugar de abrir la discusión sobre qué inversiones y para qué, la agenda de facilitación restringiría as capacidades de los gobiernos de regular la inversión extranjera.more
People’s summit against FTAs and RCEP in Hyderabad, India on 22-26 July 2017.
Click here for the complete list of actions and meetings. Also now as PDF handout.
News from the movements
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21-Jul-2017 Newsclick
Who benefits from RCEP - the world’s largest free trade agreement?
This video highlights various critical aspects of RCEPs corporate agenda.
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20-Jul-2017 bilaterals.org
Mutations des politiques commerciales: quelles réponses des mouvements sociaux ?
Plutôt que de se contenter de formes plus “inclusives” du capitalisme, nous devrions se réapproprier et construire une vision économique et politique claire et radicale. -
20-Jul-2017 Socialist Project
Trumping NAFTA: Free trade versus democratic planning
The struggle against NAFTA, and neoliberalism more broadly, must address struggles over the state. -
19-Jul-2017
Cold reception to RCEP as people’s resistance consolidates
At a press conference held today in New Delhi, researchers and academics expressed concern about the likely impact of RCEP on areas like agriculture, services, access to medicines, investment and e-commerce, flagging the growing popular rejection of this mega-regional FTA -
19-Jul-2017 AFTINET
Show support for people’s protest at RCEP talks in India
Support farmers, workers and communities protesting TPP-like proposals on seeds, medicines, services and corporate powers to sur governments in Hyderabad! -
15-Jul-2017 Focus on the Global South
Call for solidarity and participation! People’s summit against FTAs and RCEP
22-26 July 2017. Hyderabad, India. -
13-Jul-2017 Al Jazeera
’Don’t make decisions about us, without us’
Free trade agreements scripted by powerful governments and corporations destroy rural areas. Peasants will resist them! -
13-Jul-2017 APWLD
No RCEP Campaign: Stop trading away human rights
The ’No RCEP’ campaign urges governments to consider the adverse impact of the mega free trade agreement
Links
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20-Jul-2017
EU-Japan Business Round Table
Joint lobby platform of corporations from Japan and the EU, contains position papers and meeting reports -
12-Jul-2017
USTR: Comments on NAFTA renegotiation
USTR page for public comments of negotiating objectives regarding modernization of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico -
11-Jul-2017
TiSA means trouble
ITF’s TiSA central page providing information and campaign material -
7-Jul-2017
ADETRA
Nouvelles sur le TiSA et le TTIP, sur le site de l’Association de Défense des Travailleuses et Travailleurs
Comments
22-Jul-2017 Opinion on the establishment of an investment tribunal in TTIP
Emmett Northey: Thanks for finally writing avout > :: Across the board : : like this one</a>11-Jul-2017 Philip Morris: Tobacco giant ordered to compensate Australia
Craig Welch: The words "When that bid failed" suggest that the ISDS case was not launched until the High Court decision was handed down. In fact, the ISDS4-Jul-2017 Pakistan rejects proposal to ink 2nd free trade agreement with China
Zamir Awan: In the 1 st FTA in 2006, it was almost unilateral, all concessions were for China. Pakistan suffered a huge imbalance of trade as a result. We