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Can free trade agreements be consistent with climate change mitigation?
26-Jun-2015 Huffington Post
Free trade agreements could elevate the rights of possession of fossil fuel resources above that of mitigating climate change.
Confirmed: Philippines wants to join TPP
25-Jun-2015 The Diplomat
The Philippines is committed to joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the country’s trade chief confirmed Wednesday morning in the clearest declaration made to date on the issue.
US Congress passes anti-BDS legislation, key trade bill
25-Jun-2015 i24News
The so-called trade promotion authority bill passed by Congress requires US negotiators to make the rejection of the BDS campaign a principal trade objective in negotiations with the European Union.
Australian rural real estate agents target Chinese buyers
25-Jun-2015 Xinhua
Rural real estate agents in Australia are taking advantage of the recent free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and China by increasing farm sales to Chinese buyers.
US Senate approves ’fast-track’ trade bill
25-Jun-2015 SME Times
The US Senate on Wednesday approved a so-called fast-track trade bill that empowers the president to negotiate trade deals, media reported on Thursday.
Parliament’s trade committee to vote on TTIP Monday
25-Jun-2015 Politico
The European Parliament on Monday will again struggle to advance the giant EU-US trade deal, after a compromise blew up between the two legislature’s biggest political parties in early June.
Analysis: OceanaGold vs El Salvador: Foreshadowing ’trade’ under the TPP?
25-Jun-2015 TeleSur
The Central American country of El Salvador could be forced to pay US$301 million to Canadian-Australian mining multinational OceanaGold as the two face off in a World Bank investor-state tribunal with proven tendency to favor corporate interests over arguments for protecting national sovereignty, the environment, and human rights.
Cut NHS from trade deal say doctors
24-Jun-2015 Herald Scotland
Doctors attending the British Medical Association’s (BMA) annual representative meeting in Liverpool have voted overwhelmingly to urge the Government to remove health and social care services from a controversial trade agreement between the EU and US
TPPA: Human rights experts identify human rights risks
24-Jun-2015 Scoop
Prominent human rights voices in Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement countries have sounded the alarm on Human Rights implications of the agreement.
Canada-EU trade deal would hinder policies to address climate change
24-Jun-2015 rabble.ca
The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) would worsen climate change, explains Brent Patterson.
Free trade agreements ’preferential’ and dangerous, says Productivity Commission
24-Jun-2015
The Productivity Commission has launched a scathing attack on Australia’s latest series of free trade agreements, saying they grant legal rights to foreign investors not available to Australians, expose the government to potentially large unfunded liabilities and add extra costs on businesses attempting to comply with them.
Free trade agreement: Voters oppose China-Australia deal after hearing controversial elements: poll
24-Jun-2015
Voters in marginal seats across four states strongly oppose key aspects of Australia’s free trade agreement (FTA) with China, according to an opinion poll.
Senate gets closer to approving Obama’s Pacific trade deal
24-Jun-2015 Reuters
President Barack Obama’s Pacific Rim trade pact moved closer to a final US Congress vote, with lawmakers agreeing on Tuesday to limit debate on legislation that would grant Obama authority to speed trade deals through Congress.
Malmström predicts Canadian-EU trade deal by July
24-Jun-2015 Politico
EU trade chief Cecilia Malmström said Tuesday the bloc’s pending trade pact with Canada could be done by the end of July, but acknowledged the more controversial EU-US agreement will get pushed to next year.
The EU needs to stop dangerous trade deals
24-Jun-2015 Huffington Post
As the EU-U.S. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement vote was postponed in the European Parliament on June 10th, the European Union is on the precipice of a major decision.
China to put first its investment treaty with US and other agencies
23-Jun-2015 Xinhua
Talks on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) will be high on the agenda during the upcoming annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) between China and the United States in Washington, D.C. and the two sides could seize the opportunity to finalize the deal before U.S. President Barack Obama leaves office in January 2017, U.S. experts said.
Pacific trade pact returns to Senate for second test
23-Jun-2015 Reuters
US President Barack Obama’s signature Pacific trade pact faces another test in the Senate on Tuesday as legislation needed to close the deal returns for a second run through the chamber.
NZ seeks better deal with China
23-Jun-2015 NZ Herald
The Government is looking to China to renegotiate its free trade agreement with New Zealand after China signed a more generous agreement with Australia.
TUC General Secretary calls time on ‘zombie trade deals’
23-Jun-2015 Economic Voice
TUC General Secretary, Frances O’Grady, will call time on ‘zombie trade deals’, when she addresses the European Commission Trade Policy Day in Brussels today (Tuesday).
Stalled Indonesia-Australia trade talks may restart after spats
23-Jun-2015 Bloomberg
Australia is seeking to restart trade talks with Indonesia, Australian Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb said, after a series of diplomatic spats left the negotiations in limbo.