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TTIP won’t let big banks wriggle out of regulations, EU negotiators insist
2-Jul-2014 IB Times
The European Commission denies that it is using the negotiations over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership to weaken financial regulation for the benefit of financial institutions.
Lew: US-China investment deal not nearing completion
2-Jul-2014 The Hill
US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said Tuesday that the United States and China aren’t prepared to wrap up work on an investment agreement during high-level meetings next week.
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft regulatory co-operation on financial regulation (March 2014)
1-Jul-2014 CEO
As leaked by CEO
Commission closes TTIP consultation — But is it listening?
1-Jul-2014 ETUC
Bernadette Ségol the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation says trade unionists are “particularly concerned at statements from DG Trade implying that the consultation is about a reform of the ISDS system and is not open to a decisive rejection.”
TransPacific Partnership deal elusive as talks set for Ottawa
1-Jul-2014 Canadian Press
This week, hundreds of negotiators from 11 Asia-Pacific countries descend on Ottawa as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks, viewed as the next big free trade deal after the European pact known as CETA.
Georgia and Russia meet to sort out EU vs CIS free trade
1-Jul-2014 Democracy & Freedom Watch
Georgian and Russian trade experts will meet in Prague on July 7 to find out how compatible Georgia’s new free trade with the European Union is with its already existing free trade framework with countries of the former Soviet Union.
Videos from TACD’s June 25, 2014 side event on intellectual property in the US, EU trade agreement (TTIP)
1-Jul-2014 KEI
A set of videos from the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue’s June 25, 2014 event on intellectual property and the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement.
Swiss-Chinese free trade agreement takes effect
1-Jul-2014 AFP
A watershed free-trade deal between China and Switzerland came into force on Tuesday, the first such accord between the Asian giant and a mainland European economy.
EU-US free trade agreement (TTIP or TAFTA)
1-Jul-2014 Vimeo
Short video on TTIP, promoting the UK’s #noTTIP day of action on 12th July 2014
Canada’s free-trade agenda: What’s the hold-up?
30-Jun-2014 Canadian Press
The Harper government’s vaunted free trade agenda is either a roaring success or hopelessly stalled — and given that government officials aren’t commenting, even experts in the field are having trouble deciding which.
South Korea’s rice farmers prepare for rough ride from free trade
30-Jun-2014 FT
Korean Peasant League wants the government to negotiate an extension to the rice quota arrangement – as the Philippines did earlier this month. But experts at the agriculture ministry’s public consultations have suggested an alternative option: opening the market while increasing import tariffs from the current 5 per cent to levels as high as 300-500 per cent.
EU and US insurers support including financial services market access and regulatory cooperation in TTIP
30-Jun-2014 AIA
Insurance Europe, the American Insurance Association and the American Council of Life Insurers have issued a statement supporting the inclusion of market access and regulatory cooperation in financial services in TTIP.
What does copyright have to do with "free trade"? Unpicking the undemocratic TTIP
30-Jun-2014 EFF
Reports are that TTIP may focus less on copyright and IP enforcement issues compared with TPP, and more on other legal regimes that are commonly lumped into the "intellectual property" catch-all, such as trade secrets.
Madagascar back in the US trade fold
27-Jun-2014 IRIN
As anticipated, the US government has reinstated preferential trade status for Madagascar on its 54th independence day anniversary, providing hope for the country’s embattled economy.
Ukraine signs trade agreement with EU, draws Russian threat
27-Jun-2014 Reuters
Ukraine signed on Friday an historic free-trade agreement with the European Union that has been at the heart of months of violence and upheaval in the country, drawing an immediate threat of "grave consequences" from Russia.
EU clears next round of Japan trade talks
27-Jun-2014 AFP
The European Commission said today talks on a massive free trade agreement with Japan will resume next week in Tokyo after a review judged sufficient progress had been made so far.
US company is seeking extension of FTA clause
27-Jun-2014 Gulf Daily News
West Point Home, a leading textile manufacturer in the US, is using the offices of American Chamber of Commerce Bahrain to advocate extension of the tariff preference level of the free trade agreement between the US and Bahrain.
Central America fears textile losses of $6bn to TPP
27-Jun-2014 Just Style
Central America is increasingly nervous about Vietnam’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, with some experts claiming its inclusion could bring losses of around $6bn to its bread-winning textiles and apparel sector.
Peru, Morocco to hold FTA talks next year
27-Jun-2014 Agencia Andina
Governments of Peru and Morocco are expected to start negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) in the first quarter of next year, announced Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Salaheddine Mezouar.
CEPA talks with EU need to start soon: Apindo
27-Jun-2014 Jakarta Post
The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has urged the government to kick off talks with the European Union on the planned comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), saying the lack of a trade deal has disadvantaged business players.