Négociations
Mobilisation à Bruxelles contre un accord précipité de l’UE avec le Mercosur
19-jui-2019Belga Environ 150 personnes ont manifesté devant les institutions européennes pour protester contre la signature de l’accord de libre-échange entre l’Union européenne et les pays du Mercosur (Amérique du Sud).
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19-jui-2019 Hindu Business Line
As palm oils get dumped, processors become packers
India’s edible oil security at stake as palm oil imports continue to rise unabated under the India-Malaysia FTA -
19-jui-2019 The Nation
Thailand hopeful of RCEP deal despite scant progress
Thailand maintains the RCEP historic deal involving 16 economies can be finalised by November. -
19-jui-2019 Global Agricultural Information Network
The impact of Thailand’s FTAs on US agri-food exports
US govt says Thailand’s FTAs - with China, Australia, NZ, Japan, India, ASEAN, Chile and Peru - have hurt US agri-food exports to Thailand. -
19-jui-2019 Nikkei Asian Review
China wants Asia free trade pact without India
China is proposing a new Asian free trade agreement that excludes India, throwing a wrench into plans for the 16-country Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. -
18-jui-2019 S2B
Plus de 340 organisations appellent l’Union européenne à interrompre immédiatement les négociations commerciales avec le Brésil
Dans une lettre ouverte, plus de 340 organisations de la société civile - dont plus de 30 françaises - appellent l’Union européenne à mettre immédiatement un terme aux négociations pour un accord de libre-échange avec le Mercosur (Brésil, Argentine, Paraguay et Uruguay) en raison de la détérioration des droits humains et de la situation écologique au Brésil. -
18-jui-2019 Seattle to Brusells Network - S2B
Carta abierta a la Comisión Europea sobre Acuerdo Mercosur-UE
Las organizaciones de la sociedad civil abajo firmantes reclamamos a la Unión Europea que use su influencia para prevenir el empeoramiento de la situación de los derechos humanos y la destrucción del medio ambiente en Brasil. -
18-jui-2019 Prensa Latina
Lista Tailandia para Cumbre de la Asean
Tailandia está lista para acoger el 22 y 23 próximos la XXXIV Cumbre de la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (Asean), confirmó hoy aquí el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. -
18-jui-2019 Bae Negocios
Mercosur y Canadá negocian acuerdo
Mientras avanza con dudas la negociación con la Unión Europea (UE), el Mercosur comenzó ayer, en Montevideo, una nueva ronda con Canadá para intentar firmar un Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) durante este año. -
18-jui-2019 El Economista
Senadores se alistan para ratificar el T-MEC este 19 de junio
El primer tema de la agenda legislativa para el Segundo Periodo Extraordinario será el acuerdo comercial, un documento que cuenta con 34 capítulos y cuatro anexos, así como seis acuerdos paralelos. -
18-jui-2019 The Hindu Business Line
India, Kyrgyzstan have prepared 5 year roadmap to increase bilateral trade : PM Modi
India and Kyrgyztan have given the final shape to the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) and the bilateral investment treaty.plus
Enjeux majeurs
Connecting the Dots : Insane Trade and Climate Chaos
19-jui-2019 Originally published on the Economics of Happiness BlogThe connection between global trade and the climate crisis is clear. Much of global trade is unnecessary and wasteful - and yet, somehow, it continues to be profitable.
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19-jui-2019 ILO
New Dutch model BIT : negotiations to commence soon
The Dutch government has obtained the authorisation required to start renegotiations with eight non-EU countries on its new model bilateral investment treaty and conclude new BITs with two others. -
17-jui-2019 Budapest Business Journal
Hungary appeals Sodexo award with ICSID
Hungary has filed to annul an award of some EUR 73 million, before interest, to French food voucher company Sodexo, granted in an arbitration ruling by the World Bankʼs International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), state news agency MTI reported, citing case information on ICSIDʼs website. -
13-jui-2019 South Centre
Legitimacy concerns of the proposed multilateral investment court : Is democracy possible ?
The EU wants to replace traditional party-appointed arbitrators with a two-tiered investment tribunal system comprised by a roster of members selected by the state parties on the treaty. This essay argues that the creation of the multilateral investment court needs to follow democratic principles in order to be legitimate. -
12-jui-2019 Daily Asian Age
Backlash against investor-state dispute settlement mechanism
Three investment cases brought against Bangladesh to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes by foreign investors largely curved the regulatory powers of Bangladesh for public purposes. -
12-jui-2019 AFTINET
UN study shows more governments rejecting or limiting foreign investor-rights to sue governments (ISDS)
A new study of trade and investment deals concluded in 2018 by UNCTAD shows that most have either omitted ISDS altogether or severely limited its scope, reports AFTINET -
11-jui-2019 Fance Culture
Liberté syndicale : toujours un défi
L’inclusion des normes sociales dans les accords de libre échange n’est pas forcément une bonne chose pour l’Organisation Internationale du Travail qui peut se retrouver marginalisée par cette tendance.plus
Commentaires
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Christophe Duplay: J’ai acheté aujourd’hui la BD "TEXACO et pourtant nous vaincrons" . Je croyais que les Equatoriens avaient gagné, mais je vois que la cour18-mar-2019 Why free trade is bad for you (or most of you at any rate)
fernando de mateo: Surely countries that restrict trade like Brazil (yeah, the most closed country in the world just after North Korea), South Africa (not as