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Pacific Civil Society Swings Out Against Free Trade Agreement
Fourteen Pacific Island Forum countries are currently locked in negotiations with their two largest economic neighbours, Australia and New Zealand, to forge a new regional free trade agreement called ‘PACER Plus’, which supporters believe will boost economic growth in the region.
Malaysia, GCC To Resume FTA Talks
Malaysia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will resume talks on a free trade agreement this year, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.
RCEP - draft IP text from Japan (2014)
as leaked by KEI on 10 Feb 2015
Parliament’s TTIP vote in limbo
Next week’s vote on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is in question, after the Socialists and Democrats backed down from a deal with the European People’s Party.
RCEP - draft IP text from Korea (Oct 2014)
As leaked by KEI on 3 June 2015
Matthias Fekl: ‘The EU should have its own arbitration court’
France’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Matthias Fekl, delivered a proposal for TTIP arbitration reform in Brussels yesterday, in which he recommended the creation of a European court to settle trade disputes.
TiSA - draft annex on financial services (April 2014)
Leaked by Wikileaks
WikiLeaks releases 17 documents from Trade in Services Agreement
WikiLeaks releases today 17 secret documents from the ongoing TISA (Trade In Services Agreement) negotiations which cover the United States, the European Union and 23 other countries including Turkey, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Pakistan, Taiwan & Israel — which together comprise two-thirds of global GDP.
TiSA - draft annex on transparency (April 2014)
Leaked by Wikileaks
TiSA - draft annex on transparency (January 2015)
Leaked by Wikileaks
TiSA - draft annex on domestic regulation (February 2015)
Leaked by Wikileaks
TiSA - draft annex on financial services (February 2015)
Leaked by Wikileaks
TiSA - draft annex on professional services (February 2015)
Leaked by Wikileaks
TiSA - draft annex on electronic commerce (February 2015)
Leaked by Wikileaks
TiSA - draft annex on competitive delivery services (April 2014)
Leaked by Wikileaks
TiSA - draft annex on air transport (February 2015)
Leaked by Wikileaks
Time to revisit an ASEAN-EU FTA?
On May 19, the European Union adopted a communication calling for taking “trade relations with ASEAN to a different level and working towards an ambitious region-to-region free trade agreement building on bilateral agreements between the EU and ASEAN Member States.”