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Digital trade deals, monopolies and crypto: The new architecture of private control

9-Jun-2026 bilaterals.org

The ideological convergence between digital free-trade policy, Silicon Valley platform ideology and crypto-libertarianism is difficult to ignore. All promote distrust toward public regulation, celebrate borderless markets, and frame technological systems as superior alternatives to democratic governance.

Alert to the Malagasy population concerning the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union, to be signed on Wednesday 10 June on the island of Mauritius

9-Jun-2026

The EPA would have a negative and potentially devastating impact on populations' right to food, as well as on peasant producers' right to use, select, protect and exchange seeds of their choice.

The global trade architecture and the rush for critical minerals

4-Jun-2026 IBON International

The global rush for critical minerals, driven by the demand for renewable energy technologies, has intensified competition among major powers seeking to secure control over emerging “green” value chains.

Social organizations in Panama and international allies are promoting a petition demanding that the government reject negotiations with the mining company First Quantum

4-Jun-2026 International Request Form Panama

What’s at stake in calls for revamping India’s BIT framework

1-Jun-2026 Madhyam

Instead of relying on an investment treaty-based approach and weakening the 2015 Model BIT framework, India should initiate domestic policy reforms such as strengthening the rule of law.

Stop the “modernised” global and free trade agreement between the European Union and Mexico

21-May-2026 European Trade Justice Coalition

We, the civil society organisations who have signed this letter, are writing to the political leaders of Mexico and the European Union to urge them not to ratify either the “modernised” Free Trade Agreement.

Leaked EU legal opinion says bloc can suspend trade deal with Israel

16-Jun-2026 Anadolu

Confidential 2017 memo says EU is legally entitled to partially or fully suspend association agreement over violations of international law

India-US to hold fresh trade talks on June 23-24 as 1st phase of deal enters final stage

16-Jun-2026 India Today

India and the United States will hold trade talks on June 23 and 24 to finalise the first tranche of their proposed bilateral trade agreement. The meeting could shape the pace of the wider pact as both sides work through market access and trade barriers.

Govt to focus on FTA, PTA, EPA with partners to address post-LDC challenges

15-Jun-2026 Daily Sun

Bangladesh’s efforts are underway to finalise trade and investment partnership and cooperation agreements with potential partner countries – such as Free Trade Agreements, Preferential Trade Agreements and Economic Partnership Agreements – in line with regional trade arrangements.

Israel, Ecuador to launch free trade talks

15-Jun-2026 JNS

Israel and Ecuador will soon begin negotiations on a free trade agreement, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar revealed, following a conversation with his Ecuadorian counterpart.

Indonesia’s trade pact with Canada to kick in by end-2026

15-Jun-2026 The Jakarta Globe

Negotiated during Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s trip to Ottawa in September 2025, the Indonesia - Canada trade deal has officially received royal assent from the Canadian parliament, leaving Indonesia to finalize ratification via an upcoming presidential regulation.

S. Korea, Morocco to push for launch of CEPA talks for deeper economic cooperation

15-Jun-2026 Yonhap News Agency

South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo and his Moroccan counterpart, Omar Hejira, have agreed to swiftly begin negotiations for a bilateral CEPA. Unlike a standard free trade agreement, this pact will place a broader emphasis on economic exchanges, securing a stable supply chain for critical battery minerals, and industrial cooperation.