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In African Union, globalist agenda becomes clear
23-Sep-2015     The New American
The continent of Africa is being unified economically and politically under an EU-style continental regime beyond the reach of citizens. And the entire integration agenda is, in fact, being supported by powers that do not have the interests of Africans in mind.
ANALYSIS: does the Commission’s new proposal mark the end of ISDS?
23-Sep-2015     TTIP2015 Blog
Examining the key points under the new ‘International Court System’ in TTIP
Comment - Initiatives for transforming the global economy
23-Sep-2015     The Sun Daily
A number of important initiatives linked largely to the economy made public in the last few years may have a huge impact upon the future of humankind. ASEAN and China have played a pioneering role in some of them.
Labor’s FTA worker test ‘discriminates against China’
22-Sep-2015    
Bill Shorten’s demand to impose new labour market testing requirements on Chinese workers who may come to Australia under the China-Australia free-trade agreement would involve actively discriminating against China compared with Australia’s other FTA partners, according to the think tank headed by former Labor foreign minister Bob Carr.
Paris Climate Summit: New report protects climate legislation from trade deals
22-Sep-2015     The Council of Canadians
A new report formulates an innovative trade deal exemption clause that allows countries to pursue environmental and climate change policy free from the chilling effects resulting from investor-state dispute settlement provisions in trade agreements.
EU commission ISDS proposal a threat to democracy and civil rights
22-Sep-2015     FFII
The European Commission has published its investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) reform proposal for the EU-US trade agreement under negotiation (TTIP), which institutionalises discrimination.
TFTA: Pan-African free trade area announced
22-Sep-2015     Lexology
TFTA states that its aims include harmonisation and improvement of regional trading arrangements, enhancement of trade facilitation.
EU expands Tunisia olive oil import quota ahead of free trade talks
22-Sep-2015     Borderlex
With its announcement on 17 September 2015 that it is expanding its import quota on Tunisian olive oil, the European Union is preparing the ground for fresh free trade talks with the North African country.
Election 2015: Talking about seed and trade
22-Sep-2015     NFU
Recognizing the inherent rights of farmers to save seed and putting the interest of canada's food and farmers ahead of corporate interests.
Harper’s bad bet on China
21-Sep-2015     Troy
Canada’s commitments to China were written in cement while China’s promises to Canada were written in sand