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Negotiations kick off on a binding treaty on business and human rights
15-Feb-2016     IISD
The UNGPs set out a three-pillar framework: the state duty to protect human rights, the corporate responsibility to respect human rights, and access to remedy for victims of business-related abuses.
Obama to push trade agenda at summit with Southeast Asian nations
15-Feb-2016     The Japan Times
A summit between Southeast Asian leaders and President Barack Obama is unlikely to deliver any big economic prizes, but will allow the American side to press the advantages of joining a Pacific trade pact that doesn’t include China.
EU-Moldova Association Agreement implementation delayed
15-Feb-2016     Sputnik
Prime Minister Pavel Filip said that the parliament of Moldova considered in 2015 only one-third of projects stipulated by the plan for the implementation of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement.
I am an artist and I want to stop TTIP
15-Feb-2016     Huffington Post
Artists Against TTIP wants to work with actors, writers and directors to make films that help more and more people understand what TTIP is - and how toxic it is to our health, our environment and our democracy.
Model clauses for the exclusion of public services from trade and investment agreements
14-Feb-2016     S2B
Study commissioned by the Chamber of Labour Vienna and the European Federation of Public Service Unions
Tenaris wins $173 million dispute in Venezuela
12-Feb-2016     SteelOrbis
Luxembourg-based pipe producer Tenaris announced it won a $172.8 million compensation for the expropriation by Venezuela of Tenaris' and its subsidiary Talta's interests.
India, RCEP members to discuss trade pact in Brunei starting February 15
12-Feb-2016     Business Standard
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a trade deal that aims to cover goods, services, investments, economic and technical cooperation, competition and intellectual property rights.
The TPPA and Waitangi Day
12-Feb-2016     The Gisborne Herald
Free trade cannot be at the expense of a government’s domestic obligations, for example, its obligation to fulfil Treaty rights of Maori.
Realities of PACER Plus
12-Feb-2016     Fiji Times
Since 1981 when Pacific states had a preferential trade agreement with Australia and NZ and the successor PACER in 2002, the old ways of doing business has changed.
ComAgri wants Commission olive oil plan changes
11-Feb-2016     EurActiv
The European Commission's proposal to allow the sale of 35,000 tons of duty-free Tunisian olive oil in 2016 and 2017 has once again come under fire.