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Israel fumes over planned EU labelling of ‘settlement’ products
12-Nov-2015     EurActiv
Few issues have caused more friction between Israel and the European Union than EU plans to impose labelling on goods produced in Jewish settlements on occupied land.
As US promotes TPP as a way to improve labor standards, Guatemala shows failed promises of previous trade deals
12-Nov-2015     International Business Times
When Guatemala joined CAFTA in 2006, proponents of the deal said it would improve conditions for workers. Seven years later, Guatemala was named the most dangerous country for trade unionists. Supporters of the TPP are making many of the same promises.
China to push alternative trade pact at Apec
12-Nov-2015     Dawn
China will seek to push its own vision of an Asia-Pacific trade pact at a regional summit next week, senior officials said, after this month’s release of a rival US-led deal that pointedly excludes the Asian giant.
LDP considering national 'farming MBA' program as part of TPP policy
12-Nov-2015     The Mainichi
The government may support "MBA in agriculture" programs across Japan as part of domestic agricultural policies to prepare for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade pact.
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft investment chapter (EU proposal, Nov 2015)
12-Nov-2015     European Commission
As published by the European Commission
U.S. auto safeguard in TPP identical to KORUS, but different in practice
11-Nov-2015     World Trade Online
The special motor vehicle safeguard that the United States has secured in its bilateral auto deal with Japan under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is identical to the one included in the U.S.-Korea free trade agreement, but will have a different lifespan
DTI consultations to help set EFTA deal agenda
11-Nov-2015     Business World Online
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is to meet members of business groups and nongovernment institutions to discuss the state of trade negotiations with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
TPP's clauses that let Australia be sued are weapons of legal destruction, says lawyer
11-Nov-2015     The Guardian
Leading arbitration lawyer says there are critical loopholes in the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s investment chapter that leave Australia wide open
TPP set to worsen food insecurity in Mexico
10-Nov-2015     Tele Sur
The TPP’s free trade agenda, described by some as a NAFTA on steroids, would worsen economic, food security, and agricultural challenges in Mexico.
Obama punishes South Africa over chicken row
10-Nov-2015     Global Meat News
US president Barack Obama has suspended agricultural benefits to South Africa under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) after its repeated refusal to resume imports of US chicken.