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What’s at stake: South Korea vs Lone Star Funds
30-Jun-2015     Wall Street Journal
For those uninitiated in the world of international arbitration, below is the primer of the issues at play in the South Korea-Lone Star Funds arbitration.
AFTINET: Reply to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Myths and Realities document, June 2015
30-Jun-2015     Scoop
The Australian government misrepresents the claims of critics and fails to address substantial criticisms of the Trans Pacific Partnership, says civil society network AFTINET.
TTIP: MEPs pave way for plenary vote by retabling June amendments
30-Jun-2015     European Parliament
International Trade Committee MEPs on Monday paved the way for a plenary vote on the European Parliament’s draft recommendations for Transatlantic Trade and investment partnership (TTIP) negotiators, by retabling the June plenary amendments which had been referred back for reconsideration.
Obama signs trade, worker assistance bills into law
30-Jun-2015     Associated Press
President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law two hard-fought bills giving him greater authority to negotiate international trade deals and providing aid to workers whose jobs are displaced by such pacts.
Canada targets FTA with Philippines within the year
30-Jun-2015     Business World
The Canadian government wants to hold exploratory talks with the Philippines for a potential Free Trade Agreement (FTA) within the year, to cover as much ground as possible before an upcoming change in administration.
EU, India aim to resume stalled FTA talks in August
30-Jun-2015     Live Mint
India and the European Union have set a tentative August date for the resumption of stalled negotiations for a free trade agreement, with both sides keen to break the deadlock, outgoing commerce secretary Rajeev Kher said on Monday.
Effects of the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
30-Jun-2015     LatAm Observer
Advantages and disadvantages of free trade between USA and Peru.
"TTIP free" zones
30-Jun-2015    
List of pages where you can find out which cities/towns/regions have declared themselves as TTIP-free, by country
Both sides of the Pacific - Via Campesina members oppose TPP
29-Jun-2015     La Via Campesina
On both sides of the Pacific, peasants, family farmers, and rural workers reject the extension of neoliberal policies
India rejects Cairn’s arbitration on tax dispute
29-Jun-2015     PTI
The government of India has rejected Cairn Energy UK's plea for an arbitration over Rs 10,247-crore tax dispute saying taxation is not covered under the UK-India Investment Promotion and Protection Treaty.