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FTA benefits elude Kaesong
26-Aug-2014 Korea JoongAng Daily
None of the companies operating in the Kaesong Industrial Complex are eligible for FTA benefits because of sanctions from developed countries against North Korea.
US trade officials give Guatemala more time to install labor overhaul
26-Aug-2014 The Hill
US trade officials on Monday said they would give Guatemala more time to implement a labor rights enforcement plan under CAFTA.
US cheesemakers raise stink over geographic labeling restriction proposals
26-Aug-2014 IBTimes
Gouda, muenster and cheddar cheese are staples at delis and restaurants from New York to Vancouver. But if the final version of a cross-Atlantic trade agreement released earlier this month is approved, Canada will include them on a list of 173 food and beverage products barred from being sold under their common names unless they are produced in Canada or in the European regions for which they are named or commonly associated.
Trade deals from hell
26-Aug-2014 Huffington Post
T-TIP is worse than a distraction. It’s another manifestation of corporate capture of democratic government. As soon as T-TIP is given a decent burial, perhaps we can get on with the business of rebuilding an economy that serves people.
Italy wants to declassify confidential papers on EU-US trade talks
25-Aug-2014 Europe Online
Italy said on Monday it would push for the publication of confidential papers on controversial free trade negotiations between the European Union and the United States, in a bid to increase transparency.
Philippines: TPP technical consultations wrapped up by yearend
25-Aug-2014 Business World
The Philippine government aims to finish technical consultations with member states of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by the end of the year before it can decide whether the Philippines will participate in the regional free trade agreement, an official said.
Kenya flowers at crossroads over EPAs trade talks
25-Aug-2014 The Standard
A senior Kenyan Government officer who wished not to be named confirmed that Tanzania has been dragging its feet in embracing the new EU trade deal. “This might prompt Kenya to sign the agreement alone," he said.
East Africans seeking to unlock trade talks with European Union
25-Aug-2014 Xinhua
East African countries are scheduled to hold a meeting in September to resolve outstanding issues in order to conclude negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPAs) with EU.
Vietnam, EU expect to finish trade pact in October
25-Aug-2014 Dow Jones Newswires
Vietnam and the European Union are expected to complete negotiations on a free-trade agreement in October, officials said Monday.
Palmer’s China comments could scupper trade deal
25-Aug-2014 Crikey
The Abbott government in Australia was close to negotiating a free trade agreement with China. That is, until Clive Palmer got involved.
TTIP - German welfare organisations demand exclusion of social services
24-Aug-2014 Solidar
In a common position paper, SOLIDAR member Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) as a member of the German coordination organization of welfare organization together with another network outlined their position on the ongoing negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) regarding social and health care services.
CAFTA investor rights undermining democracy and the environment: Pacific Rim mining case
23-Aug-2014 Public Citizen
Pacific Rim Mining Corp., a Canadian-based multinational firm, sought to establish a massive gold mine using water-intensive cyanide ore processing in the basin of El Salvador’s largest river, Rio Lempa.
TULF on TTIP
23-Aug-2014 Trade Union Left Forum
Trade Union Left Forum is urging workers to sign a petition calling on the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to get TTIP scrapped.
Russia asks Egypt to start negotiations on agreement with Eurasian customs union
23-Aug-2014 SIS
Russia has asked Egypt to start negotiations to sign a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Customs Union, which groups Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, said Minister of Trade and Industry Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour.
Indonesia’s termination of the Netherlands–Indonesia BIT: Broader implications in the Asia-Pacific?
23-Aug-2014 Kluwer
While Indonesia intends to renegotiate its BITs to provide greater capacity to regulate in the public interest, the current Australian government has indicated it will consider the inclusion of ISDS on a case-by-case basis.
TTIP - Debate: European goals and fears
21-Aug-2014 DW
"Multilateral negotiations on the WTO level should be the norm, but at the moment this TTIP will actually set world standards and the rest has to follow," says Olaf Böhnke of the European Council on Foreign Affairs
US ambassadors heart TTIP
21-Aug-2014
US embassies across Europe are pushing the proposed US-European Union trade deal through bicycle tours and cash grants.
Chlorine chicken: No thank you
20-Aug-2014 DW
There’s strong criticism of the planned free trade agreement TTIP. Europe’s organic farming sector is especially skeptical. Deutsche Welle reports.
War of the FTAs
20-Aug-2014 Business World
As an exhausted World Trade Organisation struggles, expect a war of FTAs as rich countries hit back with new trade regimes under TPP and TTIP while emerging markets build the RCEP
Leaked CETA treaty: One thing to applaud
20-Aug-2014 The Tyee
Massive, controversial EU-Canada deal manages to do copyright right, says Michael Geist