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Leaked trade document exposes dangerous European Union energy proposal
8-Jul-2014 FoEE et al
A leaked European Union document published today by the Washington Post exposes the dangerous direction the trade deal between the U.S. and the EU is taking when it comes to raw material and energy.
TPP talks’ last-minute venue shift marks ’a new low in transparency’
8-Jul-2014 Huffington Post
Negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have long been a guarded secret, but critics say the Harper government went the extra mile to keep the latest round of talks out of the public eye.
CIS: Moldova may be expelled from free trade zone after EU deal
8-Jul-2014 TASS
Moldova could be expelled from the regional Commonwealth of Independent States’ free trade zone after it signed the association agreement with the European Union, a Russian official said on Monday.
FTA opens up Japan’s $5 trillion market
8-Jul-2014 AAP
The financial services industry appears to be a winner under the landmark free trade agreement negotiated between the Abbott government and Japan.
Who lobbies most on TTIP?
8-Jul-2014 CEO
CEO’s at-a-glance info-graphics shine a light on the corporate lobby behind the TTIP talks.
Who’s driving the EU-US trade talks?
7-Jul-2014 FOEE
New information released by Friends of the Earth Europe shows a largely industry-dominated discussion, behind closed doors, in what is being touted as the biggest bilateral trade agreement in history.
Ecuador urges Korea to begin trade negotiations
7-Jul-2014 Korea Times
Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino Thursday urged Korea to take steps toward a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with his country as soon as possible.
S.Korea announces new free trade deal with Turkey
7-Jul-2014 World Bulletin
South Korea and Turkey have paved the way for a new free trade deal covering the service and investment sectors, according to Seoul’s trade ministry on Monday.
Mitsubishi Corp. says Australia is ’veritable lifeline’ to Japan’s economy
7-Jul-2014 Xinhua
Mitsubishi Corp. chairman Yorihiko Kojima said Australia was a "veritable lifeline" for Japan’s economy and the resource-rich nation would continue to be a favourable long-term investment destination for Japanese businesses, The Australian newspaper reported on Monday.
Revamping bilateral treaties
7-Jul-2014 Jakarta Post
Indonesia’s intention to end bilateral investment treaties (BIT) has been questioned again and again, most recently in an article published on July 1 in the Financial Times, writes Indonesia’s Ambassador to Belgium in a Jakarta Post opinion piece.
Tony Abbott confirms Australia and Japan will sign free trade agreement
7-Jul-2014 The Guardian
PM says deal will be formalised during Shinzo Abe’s visit – but Labor calls for more scrutiny of the costs and benefits
Japan-EU free trade talks enter sixth round
7-Jul-2014 Kyodo
Tariff cuts and the opening of the Japanese railway sector are expected to be at the heart of the sixth round of free trade talks with the European Union that began Monday in Tokyo.
TTIP: the real costs of free trade
7-Jul-2014 Morning Star
Although these deals are known as free trade agreements, they are only concerned with freedom for capital, explains Polly Jones of World Development Movement
#noTTIP Day of Action 12 July
7-Jul-2014
Interview on ECJ ruling on transparency and the TTIP
7-Jul-2014 InfoJustice
USTR is primarily working with industries that support the treaty and its aims, not its opponents, says Sean Flynn
Russia to terminate free trade agreement with Ukraine following EU association pact
4-Jul-2014 Voice of Russia
Russia is ready to suspend the free trade zone agreement with Ukraine after the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement comes into effect, Tatyana Golendeyeva, deputy chief of the Russian Federal Customs Service said.
RI to review trade deal with Japan in September
4-Jul-2014 Jakarta Post
One of the key review points will be market access for Indonesian agricultural products and fishery output to the Japanese market, Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi says
Mexico: FTA’s only help the large poultry producer
4-Jul-2014 World Poultry
The free trade agreements signed by the Mexican government may have advantages for large Mexican companies but create problems for hundreds of poultry farmers in the country.
TPP would gut Buy American: Happy July 4th!
4-Jul-2014 Huffington Post
As Americans celebrate July 4th this year, US trade negotiators are locked behind closed doors at a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating round in Ottawa gutting Buy American policies.
TTIP documents could be made public after EU court ruling
4-Jul-2014 EurActiv
European Union documents relating to the EU-US trade deal, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), could be made public after a European Court of Justice ruling yesterday (3 July).