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EU-Canada FTA (CETA) - consolidated text (February 2016)
29-Feb-2016     European Commission
As released by European Commission
CETA: EU and Canada agree on new approach on investment in trade agreement
29-Feb-2016     European Commission
The European Commission and the Canadian Government have agreed to include a new approach on investment protection and investment dispute settlement in CETA.
State loses for good the trial against the Miculas, following ICSID decision
29-Feb-2016     Romania Journal
Brothers Viorel and Ioan Micula won the lawsuit against the Romanian state at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and were awarded USD 200 million in damages.
Indigenous Peoples’ land and resource rights in Latin America
29-Feb-2016     IC Magazine
The impacts of free trade agreements.
TTIP: EU and US vow to speed up talks on trade deal
29-Feb-2016     The Guardian
Negotiators confirm they hope to reach agreement on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership by end of year.
Is TTIP in crisis?
26-Feb-2016     DW
The free trade negotiations between the EU and the US in Brussels this week are not going well. This time the Americans are dragging their feet, and there's talk of a trimmed-down version of TTIP.
France seeks guarantees for national sovereignty in adoption of TTIP
26-Feb-2016     EurActiv
Paris has argued that the transatlantic trade deal should have to be approved by the EU’s national parliaments before it can take effect, not just the European institutions.
Poland says to cancel bilateral investment treaties
26-Feb-2016     Global Post
EU member Poland wants to cancel its bilateral investment treaties (BITS) on the basis of which foreign investors have lodged claims worth nearly a billion euros in international arbitration.
Mercosur makes EU free trade offer before French visit
26-Feb-2016     EurActiv
South American bloc Mercosur is offering to open up 93% of its trade to competition from the European Union to seal a long-sought free-trade deal.
Mozilla, EFF, and Creative Commons call for more openness in trade negotiations
25-Feb-2016     Ars Technica
Browser maker Mozilla, digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Creative Commons have called for more openness in global trade agreements.