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US activists praise Europe’s ways in trade talks
15-Jul-2013 AP
American activists urged European trade negotiators on Wednesday not to weaken environmental and food standards as they begin talks in Washington on a trans-Atlantic free trade agreement.
Cargill flouts law to secretly build land bank in Colombia
15-Jul-2013 Corpwatch
Investors started arriving in droves when Colombia and the US negotiated and signed a free trade agreement in May 2012 and they are now looking to acquire land.
India agrees to negotiate bilateral investment treaty with US
15-Jul-2013 Hindustan Times
India told the US on Friday it was ready to negotiate a Bilateral Investment Treaty, knocking down yet another irritant bedeviling business ties between the two countries.
EU-India free trade agreement: Is it a corporate-driven agenda?
15-Jul-2013 Deccan Herald
Although there are serious impacts on food security and the livelihood security of millions of farmers and small retailers, farmers haven’t even been informed nor consulted about the FTA.
Civil society groups call upon the Indian Government to reject US pressure on Economic Policies
12-Jul-2013
In an open letter to the Prime Minister of India, the Forum Against Free Trade Agreements in India has called upon the government to review its forthcoming economic engagements with the USA, and to reject pressure from the US government and business lobby groups on India’s economic policies.
Trans-Atlantic trade symposium
12-Jul-2013 You Tube
VIdeo recording of civil society symposium on the US-EU trade agreement negotiations
The major obstacles to the EU-US free trade deal
12-Jul-2013 Public Service Europe
Topics where EU and US politicians and stakeholders’ interests clash — such as public procurement, data protection, financial services and agricultural issues like geographical indicators and sanitary and phytosanitary measures – will prove the most problematic during talks.
USA et Chine d’accord pour négocier un traité d’investissements
12-Jul-2013 Reuters
Les Etats-Unis et la Chine sont tombés d’accord pour relancer les négociations sur un traité d’investissements, suspendues depuis plusieurs années en raison de l’insistance de Pékin à exclure certains secteurs des discussions.
EU, Canada approach to investment could have mixed impact on US talks
11-Jul-2013 Inside US Trade
A confidential text on the investment provisions of the Canada-European Union free trade agreement (CETA) shows that the two parties have broken new ground in defining the key concept of fair and equitable treatment for investors.
NZ Taiwan trade deal puts heat on China FTA
11-Jul-2013
The Rudd government is likely to face new pressure from rural exporters to push ahead with a free trade agreement with China after New Zealand signed a breakthrough deal with Taiwan on Wednesday.
Unravelling the spin: a guide to corporate rights in the EU-US trade deal
11-Jul-2013 CEO
In the face of growing opposition to plans for expanded corporate powers in the proposed pact, the European Commission is trying to dispel concerns with propaganda. See through the rosy PR with Corporate Europe Observatory’s guide to investor-state dispute settlement.
Trade agreement with Taiwan a first
10-Jul-2013
New Zealand will today become the first OECD nation to strike a free trade deal with Taiwan, promising to remove tens of millions of dollars in annual trade tariffs faced by exporters.
Taiwan deal to save millions in duties
10-Jul-2013
Tens of millions of dollars of duties on New Zealand’s exports to Taiwan will be eliminated over the next four years, after the island nation signed its first trade deal with an OECD nation.
Sri Lanka business chamber wants CEPA and more trade agreements
10-Jul-2013
Sri Lanka’s main business Chamber urges the government to fast track the signing of the Comprehensive Partnership Agreement with India and also sign more trade deals to avoid over-dependance on one country for exports.
Treaty disputes roiled by bias charges
10-Jul-2013
Concerns about objectivity and accountability of investment dispute arbitrators have prompted calls for tougher ethical guidelines as caseloads have exploded.
Help roll back corporate power over EU trade policy! Support CEO’s legal action!
10-Jul-2013 CEO
Corporate Europe Observatory needs your help to shine a light on these important agreements being negotiated in secret, with big business in the driving seat. Please help us create a more just and transparent EU trade policy.
18th round of TPP negotiations to be held in Sabah
10-Jul-2013 Bernama
The 18th Round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations will be held from July 15 – 25, in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
New Zealand, Taiwan sign free trade deal
10-Jul-2013 AP
New Zealand on Wednesday signed a free trade agreement with Taiwan in a deliberately low-key ceremony designed to demonstrate the South Pacific nation’s fealty to its formal relations with mainland China.
Israel, China move closer to free trade agreement with survey
9-Jul-2013 Globes
Israel and China have moved closer to a bilateral free trade partnership, agreeing to hold a survey to quantify its impact as a first step, Israel’s Globes reported on Tuesday.
Xi, Rudd vow to speed up FTA talks
9-Jul-2013 Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed bilateral relations with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by phone on Monday, vowing to boost efforts for the conclusion of free trade talks between the two countries.