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West Africa farmers against EU economics, international competition
21-Jan-2015 AFK Insider
Farmers in West Africa fear being overwhelmed by industrial and agrarian products from EU countries under the ECOWAS-EU Economic Partnership Agreement.
India and bilateral investment treaties – are they worth it?
21-Jan-2015 Beyond Brics
Instead of relying only on a treaty-based approach, India should initiate domestic policy reforms to attract and protect foreign investments, argues Kavaljit Singh
Why UK parliament should scrutinise the UK-Ethiopia bilateral investment treaty (BIT)
21-Jan-2015 The Ethiopia Observatory (TEO)
If TTIP is bad, the UK-Ethiopia BIT is worse, says Lorenzo Cotula of IIED
Government urged to protect interests of UK poultry farmers
21-Jan-2015 Western Morning News
The competitiveness of UK poultry producers is at risk if the EU-US trade negotiations proceed on the basis that products are of an ’equivalent’ standard.
India, European Union may resume FTA talks
21-Jan-2015 Jagran Post
After a gap of almost 20 months, India and European Union are likely to resume talks for the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to boost commerce and investment.
Democrats oppose Obama’s demand for fast-tracking Pacific trade deal
21-Jan-2015 The Guardian
Congressional Democrats are set to demonstrate their “lack of support” for the fast track and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) the morning after Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
Missing: Intellectual property rights with a social lens
21-Jan-2015 India Together
The Modi government has moved fast and furious on charting a new policy regarding intellectual property rights, in close contact with the US
PKS demands that agro-food sector should be excluded from TTIP
21-Jan-2015 TASR
The Slovak Food Chamber (PKS) demands that the entire agro-food sector should be excluded from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union (EU) and the USA from the very beginning
Licensed to grab: How international investment rules undermine agrarian justice
20-Jan-2015 TNI
This brief analyses and illustrates how international investment rules thwart the struggle for land and food sovereignty.
Time not yet ripe for trade pact with US, caution Indian experts
20-Jan-2015 Business Standard
India may not be prepared to meet US demands on various issues, including environment and labour standards, and regulatory changes
CETA negotiations suspended over fisheries fund, N.L. says
19-Jan-2015 CBC
Newfoundland and Labrador is suspending support for CETA and all trade agreements currently being negotiated with the federal government.
EU health chief says no clear majority yet for US trade deal
19-Jan-2015 Reuters
No clear majority has so far emerged among EU states for a free-trade agreement between the European Union and the United States and both sides need to explain the benefits of such a deal, the EU’s health chief said.
’Mega-regionals’ could be the future of global trade rules: Rajeev Kher
19-Jan-2015 ANI
India needs to prepare towards a higher regulatory regime as mega-regionals such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) and Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) looks to set a new rules paradigm, said Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher on Friday.
Indonesia asks Japan to review partnership agreements
19-Jan-2015 Jakarta Post
Indonesia has benefited less than expected from its economic partnership with Japan and has requested a review.
6th round of Korea-China-Japan FTA negotiations held in Japan
19-Jan-2015 Business Korea
The sixth round of negotiations for a trilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea, China, and Japan was held in Tokyo, Japan from Jan. 16 to 17.
Chile, Dominican Republic to negotiate FTA
19-Jan-2015 Tax-News.com
Chile and the Dominican Republic expect to formally start negotiations towards a free trade agreement (FTA) in April this year, Chile’s General Director of International Economic Relations, Andrés Rebolledo said.
Harvest asks for arbitration against Venezuela after failed sales
19-Jan-2015 Reuters
Harvest Natural Resources Inc, a Texas based oil and gas company, said on Friday it has filed an arbitration request against Venezuela before a World Bank tribunal to protect the value of its investment in the South American country.
European Parliament is gearing up for TISA
19-Jan-2015 EurActiv
Overshadowed by the highly mediatised Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations are moving along, and will appear on the radar this year, promises Luxembourgish MEP Viviane Reding, responsible for the dossier.
ISDS mechanism should be ’consigned to the annals of history’
19-Jan-2015 The Parliament Magazine
"ISDS cannot be reformed and, like many archaic trade practices of the 18th century, should be consigned to the annals of history," argues Cecile Toubeau
‘We are fed up!’:Thousands march against TTIP & GMOs in Berlin
19-Jan-2015 RT
A broad alliance of farmers, ethical consumers, and anti-capitalist activists staged a march through Berlin that numbered up to 50,000, to denounce the proposed TTIP treaty between the US and EU, and mass farming technologies.