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Auto sector inclusion in India-EU FTA against ’Make in India’
13-Apr-2015 PTI
The proposed India-EU trade liberalisation pact will not benefit domestic automobile firms and runs counter to the government’s flagship programme ’Make in India, auto industry body SIAM has said.
German economy minister: TTIP will not bring economic boom
13-Apr-2015 dpa
"I don‘t believe in the wondrous calculations regarding economic growth through TTIP," German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel told Focus magazine on Saturday.
Poultry industry calls for review of FTAs
13-Apr-2015 Dawn
The Pakistan Poultry Associa­tion has urged Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir to review the free trade agreements that are hurting more than helping the country.
Australian trade minister: FTA with GCC ‘possible within months’
13-Apr-2015 Al Arabiya
Australia and the GCC countries may only be a few months away from signing a landmark Free Trade Agreement deal “if a decision is made quickly,” Australia Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb says.
The Transpacific Partnership will impact sovereign control over health policies
11-Apr-2015 La República
A text that Peru and 11 other countries (including the US) are negotiating in secret, seeks to expand drug patents for more than 20 years thus generating millions of overheads for our health system and making it even more difficult to obtain biological medicines against cancer.
India, EU to discuss FTA on April 13 in Hannover
10-Apr-2015 Business Standard
After a hiatus of over two years, India and the European Union will be discussing the proposed Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) on April 13.
Free trade and Mexico’s junk food epidemic
10-Apr-2015 GRAIN
Food companies are infiltrating, inundating and taking over traditional food distribution channels and replacing local foods with cheap, processed junk foods. Free trade and investment agreements have been critical to their success.
Don’t sign agreements that erode workers’ rights
10-Apr-2015 Malaysia Kini
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) is most concerned about the serious implications of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) clauses and provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) and other such agreements and treaties that Malaysia signs.
AFL-CIO and Canadian Labour Congress joint statement on promoting trade deals that work for people over profits
10-Apr-2015 AFL-CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) call for an end to ISDS in all pending trade and investment agreements.
Iran pitches free trade deal with India
10-Apr-2015 PTI
Expecting the removal of trade sanctions imposed on it by western nations, Iran has proposed a free trade agreement with India to boost bilateral trade and investment.
Regulatory cooperation: how an EU-US trade deal risks creating a labyrinth of red tape
10-Apr-2015 Friends of the Earth Europe
Here are 10 reasons why the current European Commission proposal for regulatory cooperation poses serious risks to legislation and decision making in the public interest and is another reason why TTIP should be stopped.
Global Day of Action
10-Apr-2015
Resistance and change in the international law on foreign investment
10-Apr-2015 Cambridge University Press
The treaty-based system of investment protection has become tenuous, and change has become inevitable. Emphasising the changes resulting from resistance to a system based on neoliberal foundations, this study looks at recent developments in the area.
TPP is a mistake
9-Apr-2015 Forbes
In many respects TPP appears essentially to be coming down to a US-Japan bilateral trade treaty that might complement the US-Japan security treaty, writes Jean-Pierre Lehmann.
China offers enhanced access for agri produce
9-Apr-2015 The Nation
Beijing and Islamabad are negotiating their FTA afresh following reservations from Pakistani industry that the previous agreement was unbalanced towards China.
Chevron’s secret videos show company technicians finding and mocking extensive oil contamination in Ecuador rainforest
9-Apr-2015 Amazon Watch
An apparent Chevron whistleblower has sent Amazon Watch dozens of internal company videos showing Chevron employees and consultants manipulating evidence linked to the oil giant’s extensive contamination - and legal dispute - in Ecuador.
TTIP: The newborn in the neoliberal saga
8-Apr-2015 Marcha
Since the mid 1990s, some relevant economic actors have been trying to contribute to the evolution of a massive free trade zone linking the US and Europe, two of the richest regions in the world.
Regulatory cooperation in TTIP: united in deregulation
8-Apr-2015 CEO
Another aspect of the transatlantic trade and investment treaty (TTIP) talks is threatening to the public interest: "regulatory cooperation".
JPEPA: Keep existing fiscal perks, Japan firms urge gov’t
7-Apr-2015 PDI
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines will appeal to the government anew to retain the existing fiscal incentive regime in an upcoming meeting under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (Jpepa).
US Defense Secretary urges approval of TPP
7-Apr-2015 VoA
US defense chief calls TPP one of the most important parts of the US re-balancing toward Asia-Pacific, including its military relationships.