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Ukraine angry as Canada suspends free-trade talks
30-Sep-2013 The Star
After three years of talks and five rounds of negotiations, the Canadian government suddenly suspended free trade negotiations with Ukraine – leaving a nearly complete deal in limbo.
Colombia anti-free trade strike brings gains for left
27-Sep-2013 Counterpunch
The struggle has made several gains for farmers and the left, writes Steven Mather from Putamayo.
Trade commission recognizes damage from EU FTA to S. Korean firms
27-Sep-2013 Yonhap
So far, 40 Korean companies have claimed damage from the country’s FTAs, with 18 of them claiming damage from the Korea-EU FTA. Out of the total, 30 have been awarded damage.
Brazil route to broader Europe trade faces regional roadblock
27-Sep-2013 WSJ
Brazil’s government is ready to present a proposal that would put 90% of its commerce with the European Union under a free-trade agreement, but the effort could stall on resistance from the country’s existing partners in the regional Mercosur trade bloc.
A corporate coup of a different order: The growing resistance to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
27-Sep-2013 Toward Freedom
As the Obama administration ramps up its negotiations and its pursuit of “fast-track” authority, opposition from lawmakers and activists has similarly escalated, reports Toward Freedom.
Indian civil society urges the Prime Minister to review and rescind the damaging US-India bilateral investment treaty
26-Sep-2013
On the occasion of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s visit to the USA, where he is supposed to discuss a Bilateral Investment Treaty between India and the US, the Forum against FTAs, a coalition of over 75 organisations, farmers groups, trade unions and development activists, calls upon the Prime Minister to review and rescind its decision to engage in this damaging treaty.
Paraguay and the Pacific Alliance: Why the country should not join the regional bloc – analysis
26-Sep-2013 COHA
If Paraguay were to enter the Pacific Alliance with its current distribution of land and no progress towards land reform, those who currently hold land—agribusinesses and local elites—will continue to reap the benefits while continuing to displace workers and exacerbating slum conditions in larger cities.
Japan, EU to speed up trade talks
26-Sep-2013 Jiji Press
Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht agreed at a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday that Japan and the EU should accelerate their free trade talks.
Five nations beef alliance agrees on core principles for TPP
26-Sep-2013 Scoop
An alliance of cattle producers representing Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States have signed a letter announcing their support for a comprehensive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
PM to intervene in deadlocked EU-Canada trade negotiations
25-Sep-2013 Irish Examiner
Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper is seeking to break a deadlock in trade talks with the EU by stepping up his part in negotiations, people familiar with the strategy said.
US puts unwarranted pressure on India for taking legal steps to increase access to affordable medicines
25-Sep-2013 MSF
India is facing an onslaught of political pressure from the U.S. government and pharmaceutical industry in retaliation for the country’s entirely legal actions to limit abusive patenting practices and increase access to affordable generic medicines
Argentina: what to do with the BITs?
24-Sep-2013 Rebelión
Why do we continue to be bound to this investment protection regime when it is not a determinant of FDI and makes it harder for us to retain our resources?
TTIP: Data is the elephant in the room
24-Sep-2013 Euractiv
Data protection issues have been cut out of the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, but rivalry between the two trade blocs in the critical booming sector threatens to spoil any deal.
New Zealand PM admits EU free trade agreement to take time
24-Sep-2013 Xinhua
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has sought French President Francois Hollande’s backing for a New Zealand-EU free trade agreement, but admitted that such a deal is a long way off, according to reports.
Britain leads push to convince Washington to back transatlantic free trade deal
24-Sep-2013 The Telegraph
Nick Clegg will arrive in Washington today to spearhead a British-led attempt to convince members of Congress to back an EU-US free trade agreement.
No TPPA protests next month please, Putrajaya wants Obama to have peaceful visit
24-Sep-2013 Malaysia Insider
Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister has urged the public not to hold demonstrations against US President Barack Obama over the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement when he visits next month.
Japan offers 75% tariff elimination in 1st year of TPP accord
23-Sep-2013 Kyodo
Japan formally offered 75 percent of its goods for tariff liberalization in the first year in negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact on Saturday, a source close to the negotiations said.
Protesters urge President Obama to ‘flush’ Pacific trade deal
23-Sep-2013 Politico
A crowd of about 60 activists chanted their disapproval of the proposed agreement outside the office of the US Trade Representative while a juggler wearing a dark business suit and a huge Obama mask repeatedly dropped his bowling pins marked “Jobs,” “Truth” and “Peace”
Sri Lanka: Chinese FTA evokes mixed reactions
23-Sep-2013 The Nation
The proposed free trade agreement between Sri Lanka and China, which is slated to be inked this November ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, is a ‘wakeup call’ for the country’s exporters, Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce says
Does TTIP top TPP free-trade negotiations?
23-Sep-2013 Business Mirror
The transatlantic trade deal, if it does come about, seems potentially more far-reaching, even for Asia.