Negotiations
Singapore and New Zealand to step up cooperation in trade, defence and research
20-May-2019The Strais Times Singapore and New Zealand on Friday signed a joint declaration to step up cooperation in four strategic areas, Among them is the upgraded Agreement between New Zealand and Singapore on a Closer Economic Partnership (ANZSCEP).
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20-May-2019 Business Standard
Taiwan looks to fast-track FTA talks with India, eyes higher tech exports
With an eye on carving out a larger share of the Indian tech products and precision tools market, Taiwan is looking to fast-track discussions on a trade deal with India. -
17-May-2019 CIAR Global
La Comisión Europea decidida a modernizar el Tratado de la Carta de la Energía
La Comisión Europea adoptó el pasado 14 de mayo una propuesta de Decisión del Consejo que autoriza las negociaciones para modernizar el Tratado de la Carta de la Energía (TCE), de la que forma parte la UE. -
17-May-2019 Periodismo Sanador
Chile: Organizaciones de O´Higgins demandan a senador García Huidobro inhabilitarse en votación TPP11
El senador UDI Alejandro García-Huidobro deberá responder una petición pública de inhabilitación para la próxima votación del TPP11, basada en sus intereses económicos en el sector de las viñas. -
17-May-2019 CADTM
Ecuador | Con las oligarquías o con el pueblo: el caso Chevron pone en evidencia al gobierno de Moreno
Si hay algún caso que evidencie la ofensiva de las empresas transnacionales contra la vida y la democracia ese es, sin duda, el caso Chevron. -
17-May-2019 PIANGO
Pacific CSO position on post Cotonou agreement
Despite the failures of the EPA to deliver real development to Pacific countries it looks as though the European Union will once again, through the Post Cotonou Agreement, push for enhanced and undistorted access for European investments to Pacific resources. -
17-May-2019 Reuters
Trump open to talks on US-Swiss free trade deal: Swiss president
US President Donald Trump is keen to advance talks with Switzerland on a free trade deal, Swiss President Ueli Maurer said after the first visit by a Swiss president to the Oval Office. -
17-May-2019 Le Monde Diplomatique
La ZLEC, un afrolibéralisme caché derrière le masque du panafricanisme
La ZLEC, tout en relevant de l’idéologie afroliberale, a su se parer subtilement des atours du panafricanisme pour mener sa propagande. -
17-May-2019 Bloomberg
Trump mulls 6-month window for EU, Japan to curb auto sales
US position would add pressure on Japan during trade talks -
16-May-2019 Chile Mejor sin TLC
ISP rechaza ratificación del TPP-11 en Chile
La reciente ola de acuerdos comerciales son amenazas directas a la prestación de servicios públicos de calidad. -
16-May-2019 Government of the United Kingdom
UK signs trade continuity agreement with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
The United Kingdom has signed the UK-Andean countries trade agreement.more
Key issues
ISDS en números: Impactos de las demandas de arbitraje de inversores contra Estados de América Latina y el Caribe
14-May-2019 ISDS América Latina22 de los 42 países en la región ya han sido demandados a través del sistema de arbitraje de inversores (ISDS). El 73,8% de las demandas fueron hacia Argentina, Venezuela, México, Ecuador, Bolivia y Perú.
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2-May-2019 Mining Watch
New report exposes mining companies suing Latin American countries where communities defend land and environment
We analyzed 38 multi-million dollar claims brought by the mining industry using ISDS and other investment protection laws; in over half, communities are fighting to protect Indigenous territory, water, and more. -
2-May-2019 Behind the Numbers
Canadian mining companies are behaving badly in the Global South—and Wall Street is profiting from it
Canadian investors have frequently used the ISDS system to pursue their commercial interests abroad—too often to challenge responsible government policies taken in the public interest in developing countries. -
24-Apr-2019 CETRI
Numérisation de l’agriculture : quels risques pour les paysans et populations du Sud ?
Les marchés traditionnels font face à une concurrence croissante de la part des nouvelles formes de commerce de détail, qu’on appelle parfois « e-commerce » ou « e-épicerie ». -
23-Apr-2019 In These Times
How trade agreements stand in the way of an international green new deal
To reduce emissions abroad, the US must renegotiate its trade agreements. -
12-Apr-2019 Mongabay
Experts warn: As G-20 tariffs drop, carbon emissions skyrocket
Tariff reductions by G-20 countries will sharply increase global carbon dioxide emissions. The lowering of tariffs through trade agreements has facilitated this offshoring of emissions. -
9-Apr-2019 Stop ISDS
We the people reject ISDS. So why are our governments trying to expand it?
A permanent Multilateral Investment Court pushed by the European Union could make ISDS worse by scaling it up.more
Comments
16-May-2019 Five red flags for food, farming and fair trade under the UK’s new Brexit plan
Robin: Thanks for finally writing about > :: Generales :: Jeune Bisou Cream</a>7-May-2019 Appel contre l’ALECA entre l’Europe et la Tunisie
Danseurs Citoyens Sud : Appel contre l’ALECA entre l’Europe et la Tunisie4-May-2019 Le géant pétrolier Chevron, qui a saccagé l’Amazonie, échappe à la justice
Christophe Duplay: J’ai acheté aujourd’hui la BD "TEXACO et pourtant nous vaincrons" . Je croyais que les Equatoriens avaient gagné, mais je vois que la cour