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Trump administration must choose between Big Tech and US sovereignty as industry seeks to weaponize trade policy to attack data security, privacy policies in other nations that US has also adopted
12-Sep-2025 Rethink Trade
Congress and federal agencies and US states have adopted the same sorts of data security and privacy policies that Big Tech lobbyists are pushing President Trump to attack as the “illegal trade barriers.”
The tech lobbying is coming from inside the house
12-Sep-2025 The American Prospect
Emails from the US trade representative’s office show a cozy relationship with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.
US ties trade deal with India to abandoning Russian oil
12-Sep-2025 RBC-Ukraine
The US may strike a trade deal with India as soon as it stops buying oil from Russia, states US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
India, EU committed to early conclusion of FTA: Goyal
12-Sep-2025 The Hindu Business Line
India and the EU have reiterated their shared commitment towards early conclusion of the bilateral Free Trade Agreement, India Commerce Minister said that 60-65 per cent of the chapters had already been finalised.
Press conference invitation: More than 50 organisations from two continents launch campaign against toxic trade agreements between the EU and Latin America
11-Sep-2025 Power Shift
On 16 September, more than 50 organisations and movements from at least 17 countries in Latin America and the European Union are launching a joint campaign against toxic free trade agreements between the two regions.
What the India-Israel investment treaty reveals about IMEC, geopolitics amid Gaza conflict
11-Sep-2025 Asianet News
The agreement, aimed at offering stronger protections for investors, comes at a moment of shifting economic and geopolitical dynamics in the region.
EU measures too little too late
11-Sep-2025 Linkedin
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her State of the Union speech to finally address the situation in Palestine after weeks of silence.
“A new global trade framework based on food sovereignty is urgent and necessary” – La Via Campesina
11-Sep-2025 La Via Campesina
On this International Day of Action Against the WTO and Free Trade Agreements, La Via Campesina reaffirms its call for a new global trade framework rooted in food sovereignty.
Von der Leyen calls for partial suspension of EU-Israel trade deal
10-Sep-2025 Euractiv
The European Commission will propose suspending the trade part of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, Ursula von der Leyen said, in a significant toughening of Brussels’ reaction to the war in Gaza.
India speeds up FTAs with Peru, Chile, Mexico to offset US tariffs: Report
10-Sep-2025 Money Control
The three Latin American markets together could reportedly absorb around 20 percent of India’s exports currently shipped to the US, worth nearly $17 billion, without requiring major supply-chain changes.
’Complicit in genocide’: Two opposition parties condemn India signing trade agreement with Israel
10-Sep-2025 The New Indian Express
Condemning Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s visit to India, the CPI(M) said it is "shameful" that the government is hosting him at a time when people are being massacred in Gaza every day.
Fiji reluctant to join PACER Plus agreement
10-Sep-2025 RNZ
New Zealand is courting the Fijian government to join PACER Plus, a free trade and economic partnership agreement - but Fiji are holding out.
PM says S. Korea positively considers joining trans-Pacific trade pact
10-Sep-2025 Yonhap
Prime Minister Kim Min-seok has said South Korea was positively considering joining a trans-Pacific trade pact, in a bid to bolster economic cooperation with Japan.
Uruguay paid US$64 million after Luxembourg account seizure not disclosed by previous government
9-Sep-2025 MercoPress
The Uruguayan state had its bank accounts in Luxembourg frozen for several months due to non-payment of an arbitration award over the closure of national airline Pluna.
China pushing ASEAN to seal trade pact upgrade
9-Sep-2025 The Jakarta Post
China is pushing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to sign an upgrade to their free trade agreement before the end of the year, Vice Commerce Minister Yan Dong said on Monday, as Beijing seeks to diversify its exports amid US tariffs.
Pakistan, Thailand to boost trade ties under FTA
9-Sep-2025 Business Recorder
Pakistan and Thailand reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral trade by advancing talks on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and exploring cooperation in sectors such as information technology, services, and the Halal food industry.
India, Qatar to finalise terms of reference in October; EU FTA negotiations resume
9-Sep-2025 The New Indian Express
India will soon be finalizing the terms of reference for its proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with Qatar in early October, signaling a fresh push in its broader trade diversification strategy, confirmed sources from the Ministry of Commerce.
Indonesia-EU CEPA to be signed on September 23: Minister Hartarto
9-Sep-2025 Antara News
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto announced that the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU CEPA) document is set to be signed on September 23 this year.
ITUC-Africa seeks inclusion of exclusive protocol on labour
8-Sep-2025 The Guardian
The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has submitted a petition demanding a people-centred African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) with a stand-alone protocol on labour and social clauses.
EU-Mercosur and EU-Mexico: Stop making farmers and agricultural workers pay for your deals!
8-Sep-2025 European Coordination Via Campesina
Farmers from across several countries, together with a broad coalition of around 40 trade unions and civil society organisations, united in action to deliver a clear and urgent message: the EU-Mercosur and EU-Mexico free trade agreements must not, and will not pass.