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PACER-Plus renders weak protections for Pacific businesses
8-Dec-2015     Matangi Tonga
PACER-Plus is shaping up as an agreement that won't fit into the Pacific reality, will have weak protections for Pacific businesses and undermines the ability of governments to enact policies to support and nurture vital Pacific industries.
Canada and Mexico win trade ruling over US livestock law
8-Dec-2015     BBC
Canada and Mexico have won a trade victory over US law requiring country of origin labelling on beef and pork.
There is no EU solution to climate change as long as TTIP exists
8-Dec-2015     The Independent
The European Union has been caught trying to undermine any meaningful outcome from the UN climate talks in Paris.
New Zealand, Australia ready to accelerate trade talks with the EU, ditch ISDS
8-Dec-2015     EurActiv
The EU has agreed to launch negotiations with New Zealand and Australia. The two countries are ready to speed up talks, and reach a deal in a reasonable timeframe.
South American presidents ‘confident’ of EU trade deal
8-Dec-2015     EurActiv
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and her Argentinian counterpart, Mauricio Macri, have expressed confidence that the EU is committed to brokering a trade agreement with Mercosur.
African Union puts India’s free trade pact proposal on hold
8-Dec-2015     The Hindi Business Line
New Delhi to explore potential trade pacts with individual countries.
Indonesia ramps up termination of BITs – and kills survival clause in one such treaty – but faces new $600 mil. claim from Indian mining investor
7-Dec-2015     IA Reporter
The Republic of Indonesia has made good on an earlier promise to begin phasing out some of its 67 odd bilateral investment treaties.
PACER Plus bad for business
7-Dec-2015     PANG
New brief says Regional trade agreement bad for business.
New TTIP ‘transparency’ agenda still leaves public in the dark
7-Dec-2015     War on Want
The Brussels deal, a product of intense public pressure, is wholly undermined by the fact that MEPs will still face draconian secrecy measures.
Regional Integration after the Failure of the Free Trade Area of the Americas
6-Dec-2015     RISAL
All Latin American countries talk about integration but concrete steps in the direction of achieving it are far more difficult than simple declarations.