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Act to ease free-trade impacts passed
16-Dec-2015 Taipein Times
The new law will require the labor ministry to offer ‘appropriate supporting aids’ to people working in negatively impacted industries and companies.
Has free trade been worth the huge costs, Mr Biden?
16-Dec-2015 Financial Times
Has free trade been worth the huge costs it has imposed on residents of cities such as Bethlehem, Gary, Detroit and Pittsburgh and a number of cities across Ohio?
Govt to forgo $4.2b in China tariffs
15-Dec-2015 SBS
The China free trade agreement will sap $4.2 billion from federal government tariff revenues.
EU appeals ECJ annulment of EU-Morocco Free Trade deal
15-Dec-2015 WSRW
The European Union has appealed the judgement from the EU Court of Justice.
EU-Canada trade negotiating mandate made public
15-Dec-2015 European Council
The Council decided to declassify the directives given to the Commission to negotiate a comprehensive economic and trade agreement with Canada.
Japan offers broader railway access in trade talks with EU
15-Dec-2015 The Japan Times
Japan has offered European companies broader access to its railway market in ongoing free trade talks with the European Union.
TPP a gift to plutocrats? Canada’s Trade Minister wrote the book on them
14-Dec-2015 The Tyee
The Trans-Pacific Partnership will accelerate the gap between rich and poor by protecting corporations’ interests over those of workers and governments.
Cameroon: economic partnership agreement - Cameroon’s readiness questioned
14-Dec-2015 All Africa
Liberalising its market at 80 per cent to the European market might be harzardous if the country is not prepared to face stiff competition that is expected to come with the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement, EPA.
What Turkey expects from its free trade agreement with Singapore
14-Dec-2015 Asia Times
The Turkey-Singapore Free Trade Agreement is a comprehensive one covering not only bilateral tariff liberalization, but also a reduction in non-tariff barriers.
Canadian companies behaving badly
11-Dec-2015 Now
Mining sins in poor countries are likely to get worse under Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Honduras and CAFTA show us one of the key reasons why TPP should be opposed
11-Dec-2015 AFL-CIO
What labor complaints seek is not “dispute settlement” but freedom and rights for workers. CAFTA has not yet achieved this in Honduras.
LATEST: European Court annuls EU trade agreement with Morocco
11-Dec-2015 WSRW
The European Court of Justice has this morning ordered the annulment of a trade agreement between Morocco and the European Union since it includes the territory of Western Sahara.
Move to renewables jeopardized by EU corporate trade deals
10-Dec-2015 TNI
Proposed special rights for corporations in EU trade agreements threaten to prevent the necessary energy transition to tackle climate change according to a new report.
Will Palestinians take advantage of EU decision to label settlement products?
10-Dec-2015 Al Monitor
Palestine is seeking to achieve economic advantages by replacing settlement products with Palestinian products in European cities.
EU-Morocco Geographical Indications deal fails in geography
10-Dec-2015 WSRW
A proposed agreement on protective measures for products linked to specific geographical locations, fails manifestly in understanding the geographic stretch of Morocco.
Only 11.4% of SMEs say they are set for AEC
10-Dec-2015 The Nation
Nien out of 10 Thai small and medium-sized enterprises say they are not ready for the Asean Economic Community
Georgia begins round two of free trade talks EFTA
10-Dec-2015 Agenda.ge
The third round of negotiations between Georgia and EFTA will be held in February 2016.
Canada warns EU trade deal could unravel if talks reopened
10-Dec-2015 Reuters
Canada is open to rethinking the contentious issue of investor protection in its free trade accord with the European Union but warns that EU demands for change risk unraveling the entire deal.
Egypt to appeal $1.76 bln award to Israel in gas dispute, freeze gas import talks
9-Dec-2015 Reuters
Egypt said on Sunday it would appeal an order by international arbitrators to pay $1.76 billion in compensation to state-owned Israel Electric Corp for halting gas supplies.
How the TPP will affect you and your digital rights
9-Dec-2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation
By excluding a large sector of communities—like security researchers, artists, libraries, and user rights groups—trade negotiators skewed the priorities of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) towards major tech companies and copyright industries.