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U.S. trade policy fails workers
6-Jul-2017     AFL-CIO
This decision drives home the fact that U.S. trade deals do not protect workers. In truth, this failure is by design—labor chapters were not meant to work efficiently or effectively.
EU and Japan FTA to boost beef and pork sales
6-Jul-2017     Global Meat News
The EU meat industry is quite pleased with the agreement in principle between EU and Japan, on the basis of the preliminary outcomes for beef and pork.
Modi in Israel: Indian and Israeli industrialists press leaders for free-trade deal
6-Jul-2017     Haaretz
Coinciding with Indian Prime Minister Modi's visit to Israel, business figures from the two countries are convening a joint forum aimed at increasing bilateral trade tenfold.
Free trade deals ‘at all cost’ frustrate Spanish farmers
6-Jul-2017     EurActiv
Spain’s agricultural sector is concerned about free trade negotiations between the European Union and third parties. The agreement with Canada (CETA) and ongoing talks with South American trade bloc Mercosur are raising doubts in the Iberian countryside.
EU and Japan promise to commit to free trade deal
6-Jul-2017     The Telegraph
The political deal does not mean the pair are yet close to agreeing a full trade treaty. Talks have been ongoing for four years and tough further discussion can be expected.
EU trade policy: Time to end corporate protectionism
5-Jul-2017     EurActiv
The EU-Japan trade agreement is the latest example of an EU trade policy that benefits global corporations at the expense of people and the planet.
The trade-off with EU
5-Jul-2017     Tribune India
The EU now wants to negotiate the Bilateral Investment Treaty before it starts negotiating the EU-India BTIA. This poses an impasse because India will not accept one of the clauses which allows EU investors to challenge the government in front of an international tribunal.
Rwanda needs its own Bilateral Investment Treaty model
5-Jul-2017     The New Times
If Rwanda clings to BIT approach, its scope should be limited. Alternatively, it can embark on a more attractive investment climate in lieu of BITs.
ACEA: Automobile industry calls for balanced outcome in EU-Japan FTA
5-Jul-2017     Automotive World
Ahead of a possible bilateral EU-Japan summit to conclude negotiations on a free trade agreement, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) calls on negotiators to ensure a balanced outcome for the European automobile sector.
Can NAFTA be improved? Some activists are hopeful about renegotiation
4-Jul-2017     The Progressive
Regardless of the short-term outcome, the movement for a progressive new NAFTA will hand progressives a dynamic issue—and a mobilized base—in the 2018 and 2020 elections. The current renegotiation could set the stage for future battles, perhaps for deeper change.