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Lying to get ISDS through the European Parliament
9-Jun-2015     EurActiv
BusinessEurope, and especially its Director General, should be factual and truthful when lobbying the European Parliament on ISDS and TTIP, argue Bart Staes and Molly Scott Cato.
Plan mitigates FTA fallout
9-Jun-2015    
The government has decided to earmark 1.7 trillion won ($1.53 billion) over the next 10 years to mitigate damage to local industries from free-trade agreements with China, Vietnam and New Zealand expected to take effect this year.
FTA completion depends on unification of origin rules, customs: Abdel Nour
9-Jun-2015    
The completion of the Free Trade Area (FTA) procedures among the three African blocs, SADC, COMESA and the East African Community (EAC), depends on the unification of the rules of origin and tariff, according to Egypt’s Minister of Industry and Trade Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour.
MEPs threaten to block trade deal over rights to regulate carbon emissions
9-Jun-2015     The Guardian
European parliament will ‘never consent’ to a Trade in Services Agreement that could bypass emissions limits for airlines and ships, senior figures warn
African officials say trade deal ready for signing
8-Jun-2015     AFP
The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) spanning 26 countries is to be launched at a summit of heads of state and government on Wednesday in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.
2 million sign European Citizens’ Initiative against EU-US trade deal
8-Jun-2015     Stop TTIP
The European Citizens’ Initiative “Stop TTIP” has reached a new record number of signatures a few days ahead of a critical vote on TTIP in the European Parliament.
Korea, Pakistan likely to start FTA negotiations
8-Jun-2015     Pakistan Today
South Korea and Pakistan are likely to announce negotiations to clinch a free trade agreement (FTA) soon, according to a source familiar with the issue, The Korea Times reported on Sunday.
The trouble with TTIP
7-Jun-2015     Vimeo
A documentary about the dangers of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership trade talks being held between the European Union and the United States of America.
Days of mobilisation: Reclaiming peoples sovereignty against the corporate-led trade and investment architecture on the occasion of the EU-CELAC Summit
5-Jun-2015     Stop Corporate Impunity
In Brussels, 8-10 June 2015
Alternative summit offers ideas for trade agreements, G7, amid 40,000 protesters
5-Jun-2015     IP Watch
Just days before leaders of the Group of 7 (G7) industrialised countries gather in the well-guarded Bavarian Castle Elmau, a broad coalition of organisations invited free trade critics to an International Summit for Alternatives in Munich.