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CETA may open up Europe to GMO potatoes
18-Feb-2017 Fresh Plaza
The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, if enacted could change many areas of trade between Canada and Europe. One of these changes could lead to Europe allowing GMO potatoes from Canada.
Malmström: CETA done, Mexico and Mercosur next up
16-Feb-2017 EurActiv
EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström confirmed Mexico and Mercosur are next on the negotiating agenda.
Canada free-trade deal with EU points way for Australia
16-Feb-2017 Australian Financial Review
The European Union hope to launch the negotiation with Australia in the second half of the year, says EU ambassador to Canberra
After Parliament approval, final ratification could still put CETA in legal limbo
16-Feb-2017 EurActiv
Because CETA was declared a mixed agreement by the European Commission, it will also need to be ratified by national and regional parliaments.
EU approves contentious free trade pact with Canada despite protests
15-Feb-2017 RT
The European Parliament has approved a landmark free trade deal between the EU and Canada. Hundreds gathered in Strasbourg, France to protest the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
A vote against CETA would reset Europe’s trade agenda
15-Feb-2017 EurActiv
With global inequalities spiralling and the climate crisis on our doorstep, the last thing we need is a trade deal that would worsen both.
Trump expects only ’tweaking’ of trade relationship with Canada
14-Feb-2017 Reuters
President Donald Trump said the United States would be "tweaking" its trade relationship with Canada.
By signing CETA with Justin Trudeau, the EU isn’t undermining Donald Trump – they’re helping him
14-Feb-2017 The Independent
How do we fight Trumpism? By showing that the solution to devastating corporate trade pacts isn’t ‘beggar my neighbour’ economics, but a trade system based on the needs of society
India, Canada talk on investment pact, no consensus on dispute mechanism yet
13-Feb-2017 Financial Express
A successful conclusion of FIPA will provide a much-needed cover for Canadian investments in India and vice versa, and is expected to be an important catalyst in translating the announcements into reality.
Canada and China are joining a mid-March summit hosted by Chile on how to advance trade in Asia-Pacific
10-Feb-2017 The Globe and Mail
Canada and China are joining a mid-March summit hosted by Chile on how to advance trade in Asia-Pacific
Food sovereignty is the best safeguard against nationalism
3-Feb-2017 Potatoes don’t grow in supermarkets (blog)
Faced with the rise of nationalism and xenophobia, food sovereignty is more necessary than ever.
Austria: Anti CETA, TTIP petition signed by 562,000
31-Jan-2017 Newsmax
An Austrian petition against EU free trade agreements with the United States and Canada has been signed by 562,000 people.
Unifor president: NAFTA, other free trade deals need renegotiating
31-Jan-2017 RCI
NAFTA and other free trade deals including CETA have been badly negotiated by Canada, and have hurt the economy.
Air Canada appeals to World Bank over Venezuela funds
28-Jan-2017 Ch-aviation
Air Canada registered a case with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes to recover USD35 million in blocked funds.
CETA clears crucial hurdle in Parliament’s trade committee
24-Jan-2017 EurActiv
The EU’s trade agreement with Canada cleared a crucial hurdle when it was approved by the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee
Comment: Selling the proposal for a multilateral investment court to the world
24-Jan-2017 Borderlex
In reality, the EU’s plans are not realistic in the current international context, nor will they appease ISDS critics
Trump aide reassures Canada on trade talks, isolating Mexico
24-Jan-2017 Bloomberg
The U.S. and Canada are signaling most of the pain from reworking Nafta will hit Mexico
India rejects attempts by EU, Canada for global investment agreement
24-Jan-2017 The Hindu
India, along with Brazil, Argentina and some other nations, has rejected an informal attempt by the European Union and Canada to work towards a global investment agreement that would incorporate a contentious ISDS mechanism.
#StopCETA: Thousands protest EU-Canada trade deal in demos across Europe
24-Jan-2017 RT
Protesters in more than a dozen European states have taken to the streets in scheduled demonstrations against the yet-to-be-approved CETA trade agreement
Keep the farm TTIP- and CETA-free!
20-Jan-2017 TNI
In both TTIP and CETA food, agriculture, animal husbandry and horticulture play a major role and the prospects for European farmers and consumers are not good.