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EU-Mercosur trade agreement would harm user rights and the commons
23-Sep-2017     Creative Commons
The EU-Mercosur FTA is expansive, addressing trade in industrial and agricultural goods as well as intellectual property provisions such as copyrights and patents.
Without US, 11 nations in TPP inch closer to a deal
23-Sep-2017     Reuters
Negotiators met for two days in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, to discuss what parts of the original deal they wished to shelve.
Farmland investments are finding their way to international arbitration
22-Sep-2017     IISD
Swedish investor EcoDevelopment registered a claim at the ICSID against the Tanzanian government for revoking a land title amid concerns over the impact on local communities and a wildlife sanctuary.
Resurrected TPP could get done this year and Canada is better off without US in it
22-Sep-2017     National Post
Canada is now the second-largest economy in the TPP11 and will push to ditch provisions in the original agreement that were offered as concessions to the US.
Karkey Karadeniz case: In interest alone, govt owes $5.6m a month
22-Sep-2017     The Express Tribune
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has not only imposed a hefty fine on Pakistan but also declared that the country will be paying $5.6 million as interest per month.
Chinese, Australian officials prepare for trade accord review
22-Sep-2017     ICTSD
Officials are preparing for the upcoming review of certain chapters within the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
TPP members whittle list of rules to shelve with US gone
22-Sep-2017     Nikkei
Terms on intellectual property protections, state-owned enterprises up for debate.
CETA’s bitter taste for European food and agriculture
21-Sep-2017     IATP
CETA stealthily packages several controversial elements that leave a bitter taste for European food and agriculture.
TPP negotiators working to revise accord after US pullout
21-Sep-2017     Kyodo
Japan is seeking to make minimal changes. Vietnam has proposed to amend the clause on rules of origin in exports of fabrics, the sources said.
Music groups push USTR on NAFTA copyright agenda
21-Sep-2017     Politico
A coalition of more than 20 music groups are urging U.S. trade negotiators to look beyond U.S. law to forge stronger copyright protections in a new NAFTA.