For ECVC, agriculture has no place in such deals. EU trade officials must abandon this path and instead channel their energy into a radical overhaul of the EU’s agricultural trade policy.
The agreement, which still has to be approved by the Argentine Congress, will give the Incentives Regime for Large Investments (RIGI) a central role, converting it into a mechanism to satisfy the appetites of US corporations.
MEPs from across the political spectrum sharply criticised the European Commission over its handling of EU-Morocco trade relations covering occupied Western Sahara, raising concerns over legality, transparency and an apparent disregard for Parliament’s role.
This publication provides an overview of the consequences of the EUMercosur agreement in relation to deforestation, environmental destruction and climate change.
If the BRI’s pivot toward overseas manufacturing and cleantech represents the “hardware” of China’s economic statecraft, then its proliferating network of free trade agreements and related pacts provides the essential “software.”
Both China and Congo have completed their respective domestic ratification procedures, and the early acceptance arrangement will officially take effect on April 1, 2026.
The filing marks the first time a foreign investor has openly threatened treaty-based arbitration against San Marino over its handling of a major banking transaction
Pakistan and Indonesia are steadily advancing towards deeper economic integration, with ongoing efforts to upgrade their existing trade framework into a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by 2027 and a strong focus on diversifying bilateral trade.
In the midst of war, Russian oligarchs are suing Ukraine – not in Moscow or Kyiv, but through European trade treaties and arbitration courts in Washington.