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Xi to facilitate investment treaty during upcoming EU visit
19-Mar-2014 Want China Times
China’s president, Xi Jinping, is set visit to the EU headquarters in Brussels next week to facilitate the signing of a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between China and the European Union.
American resistance to TTP trade pact grows
19-Mar-2014 Macrobusiness
The prospects of concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – the proposed regional trade deal between 12 Pacific Rim countries, including Australia – look to have taken another hit, with opposition towards the deal in the US continuing to grow.
Finance Watch says there is no proven case for including financial services in TTIP
19-Mar-2014 Finance Watch
TTIP risks ‘race to the bottom’ in financial services regulation says Finance Watch, the independent public interest group working to make finance serve society.
Colombia: Farmers protest alleged violation of agriculture agreement
19-Mar-2014 PanAmPost
On Monday, representatives of indigenous communities, Afro-Colombians, and campesinos held demonstrations in Plaza Bolívar, Bogotá, to demand a new agriculture policy seeking solutions to the problem of land access and greater protection from free trade agreements.
Taiwan Parliament occupied by protesters for 1st time in history
19-Mar-2014 CNN
Protesters and civic groups have stormed into the Taiwanese Parliament after hearing the ruling KMT ram through the agreement on free trade in services with China.
Grains Council pushing TTIP negotiators on EU biotech barriers
18-Mar-2014 WNAX
US Grains Council leaders are pushing Trans Atlantic free trade negotiators to keep the European Union from slowing biotechnology approval
Leaked: US and EU chemical lobbies fighting to “freeze” industry regulation
18-Mar-2014 Mint Press News
Newly leaked documents from the chemical industries in the United States and European Union depict a joint effort to guide bilateral trade talks in a way that legal and public interest analysts warn would irreparably weaken the ability of governments in both continents to regulate toxic chemicals.
Japan business lobby calls for NZ’s efforts to strike TPP deal
17-Mar-2014 Kyodo
The head of Japan’s most influential business lobby on Monday called on New Zealand to play an active role toward concluding talks for a Pacific free trade pact, as the 12 negotiating members struggle to overcome their differences.
CropLife America and the European Crop Protection Association discuss joint proposal during TTIP negotiations
17-Mar-2014 ECPA
CropLife America (CLA) and the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) called for a more harmonized risk assessment framework for pesticide regulations during the fourth round of negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Pakistan, Bahrain to sign BIT
17-Mar-2014 Business Recorder
Pakistan and Bahrain will sign Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) in addition to other pacts during the visit of King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, official sources told Business Recorder.
TTIP ’threatens’ European education quality, teachers say
17-Mar-2014 EurActiv
European students and teachers demand that education be fully excluded from the EU-US free trade deal as it’s the case for the audio-visual sector and this to preserve quality.
‘EU-India FTA needs impact assessment by civil society’
17-Mar-2014 Hindu Business Line
The free trade agreement with India is in need of a thorough and objective impact assessment by civil society, Henri Malosse, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has said.
Mexico: NAFTA has not created jobs for us
15-Mar-2014 El Sol de Tijuana
Dr Robert A. Blecker, a researcher of the Economics Department at the American University in Washington admitted that the North American Free Trade Agreement has not led to economic growth, much less to job creation in Mexico.
Transatlantic trade talks hit German snag
15-Mar-2014 FT via KEI
Germany has introduced a stumbling block to landmark EU-US trade negotiations by insisting that any pact must exclude a contentious dispute settlement provision (ISDS).
Supreme Court begins setting rules for review of investment treaty arbitrations in the United States
14-Mar-2014 Lexology
This is the first instance in which the US Supreme Court has interpreted a bilateral investment treaty (BIT).
EU Trade Commissioner travels to SE Asia to boost trade ties with Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar
14-Mar-2014 Europa
De Gucht’s arrival in Hanoi will coincide with the start of the 7th round of talks for an EU-Vietnam free trade agreement, while in Burma the Commissioner is expected to launch negotiations for an EU-Burma investment protection agreement.
World Bank’s ICSID rejects Venezuela "appeal" over ConocoPhillips expropriation
13-Mar-2014 Latin American Herald Tribune
In a 2-1 decision, the World Bank’s arbitration panel has rejected Venezuela’s request for "reconsideration" of its September 2013 finding that it had jurisdiction and that Venezuela was liable for the expropriation of ConocoPhillips’ investments in the Latin American nation.
Canadian auto industry denounces free trade agreement
13-Mar-2014 Mississuaga
A union representing about 3,000 workers at the Chrysler Group in Brampton is saying a just-announced free trade agreement between Canada and South Korea poses a “serious threat” to the Canadian auto industry.
Korea continues to push for more free trade deals
13-Mar-2014 Arirang
Those for — and against — the government’s initiative to sign more free trade deals continue to lock horns and its still unclear whether the government’s on-going FTA negotiations will help or harm the Korean economy.
US Senators shocked by EU’s cheese-name claims
13-Mar-2014 EurActiv
In a rare act of bipartisan unity, dozens of US senators have wheeled into action against what they call an "absurd" European initiative that would force name changes to common cheese varieties produced in the United States.