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Aftershock in Groningen

How Shell and ExxonMobil use arbitration to offload the costs of closing the Netherlands’ largest gas field.

Malaysia too hasty in signing EFTA trade agreement

Consumers’ Association of Penang express strong disappointment over Malaysia’s rushed signing of a trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, criticizing the government’s failure to address concerns about the intellectual property (IP) provisions.
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Trade tools for climate action: investor-state dispute settlement reform

Although fossil fuel phase-outs are critical to achieving global climate goals, protections granted through Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions to foreign-owned coal operations expose governments to costly litigation, threatening to thwart state action.

European Commission puts prepped Mercosur deal on ice

The agreement reached by the EU and the Mercosur countries has been reviewed by the European Commission’s legal service and translated, but its submission to the Member States for ratification has been put on hold.
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