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India: Exclude steel from free-trade pacts, say wary manufacturers
10-Jul-2015 Financial Express
Indian steelmakers have urged the government to keep steel out of the purview of any future free-trade agreements and also review the existing pacts to ensure that their interests are safeguarded.
Protestors slam controversial trade talks in Geneva
9-Jul-2015 swissinfo
In Geneva, members of the STOP TISA movement, unions, left-wing activists and social movements protested in front of the headquarters of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization on Wednesday evening denouncing the trade deal.
Abuja to host conference on economic partnership between ECOWAS, EU
9-Jul-2015 World Stage News
An international conference designed to take a critical appraisal of the proposed Economic Partnership Agreement between Economic Community of West African States and the European Union will take place in Abuja between July 28 and 29 2015.
India moves to gauge gains of a free trade pact with Eurasian union
9-Jul-2015 Hindu Business Line
Moving swiftly on its decision to consider a free trade agreement with the newly formed Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union, India has initiated the process of setting up a joint study group to study its feasibility.
Alba establishes mechanisms for legal defense against arbitral claims filed by transnationals
9-Jul-2015 ADITAL
The Bolivarian Alliance for the People of Our America (ALBA ) has agreed to create a new regional mechanism to provide a collaborative defence in international arbitration proceedings, notably in respect of claims filed by transnational corporations against Latin American countries.
Divided MEPs pass controversial TTIP resolution
8-Jul-2015 War on Want
Members of the European Parliament today voted to pass a resolution on the secretly negotiated EU-US trade deal, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
TISA stocktaking meeting also might have to face growing protests
8-Jul-2015 IP Watch
Today, Wednesday 8 July, a group of nongovernmental organisations has called for a protest march from the UN to the Embassy of Australia in Geneva, host of this week‘s TISA round.
9 ways the TPP is bad for developing countries
8-Jul-2015 Foreign Policy
Oone issue that has received comparatively little attention is how the Trans-Pacific Partnership is likely to impact the developing countries slated to join.
MEPs urged to vote against TTIP deal
8-Jul-2015 The National
MEPS are being urged to reject a controversial trade agreement between the US and the EU when a report on the deal is voted on today in the European Parliament.
EP chief brokers internal deal on US trade court
8-Jul-2015 EU Observer
The European Parliament’s proposed ISDS-lite, which some say was concocted by Merkel’s office, goes to non-binding vote today
Manufacturing Workers Union warns Australian workers could miss out under new China FTA deal
8-Jul-2015
Australian workers could be excluded from jobs as the free trade agreement with China allows a flood of foreign workers into the country, the Manufacturing Workers Union has warned.
Miners dig in against union critics of free-trade deals
7-Jul-2015
The Minerals Council of Australia has dismissed critics of free-trade agreements, including unions and civil society groups, arguing that deals struck between Aus­tralia and other countries have brought substantial benefits.
WHO warns govt about risks of FTAs
7-Jul-2015
Experts say the government should carefully consider before signing free-trade agreements (FTA) - as people could be hurt by deals that prolong drug patents and restrict information about medicine.
Obama seeks to fast track TTIP
7-Jul-2015 Left Foot Forward
Unions such as Unite and the United Steelworkers in the US and Canada have warned that their hard fought for and cherished social, employment rights and sectoral collective bargaining system may be undermined by new trade deals.
New leaked TPP chapter shows countries converging on anti-user copyright takedown rules
7-Jul-2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation
A draft of the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s "Intellectual Property" chapter from May 11, 2015 has recently been leaked to journalists and contains significant change on intermediary liability rules compared to previous leaks.
TPP ministers to gather in Hawaii July 28-29
7-Jul-2015 Kyodo
Pacific Rim countries pursuing a free trade initiative are set to hold ministerial talks on July 28 and 29 in Hawaii to wind up their marathon negotiations, a source said Monday.
TiSA Round 13: decision-time on key negotiating items
6-Jul-2015 Bordelex
Negotiations towards a plurilateral trade in services agreement (TiSA) are entering a decisive moment as the 13th round of talks in Geneva this week is to determine what items to drop from the negotiating list, reports Bordelex.
Further delays in Taiwan-China trade deal could affect Taiwan’s future: Officials
6-Jul-2015 CNA
Progress of China’s preferential trade deal with Taiwan has been held up after its service trade pact was stalled by the island’s divided parliament. Officials warn that further delays could have a devastating effect on Taiwan’s economic future.
Protests in Bulgaria’s capital and Varna against TTIP agreement between EU and USA
6-Jul-2015 FOCUS News Agency
Civil protests were staged this weekend in coastal Varna and in Sofia themed “No to TTIP and CETA”.
TPP would reshape stock portfolios alongside trade flows
6-Jul-2015 Reuters
As the Trans Pacific Partnership will have long-term implications for Pacific Rim companies, fund managers are starting to look at the implications for long-term positioning.