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High time for a global investment agreement
15-Apr-2015     South China Morning Post
In terms of international transactions, FDI is more important than trade but it is subject to global policy disarray.
MEPs say no to TTIP and support the global action day - April 18th
14-Apr-2015     Podemos/EQUO
MEPs of the European Parliament are calling on the public to join this day of mass mobilization in order to halt the EU-US trade agreement that attacks our rights, our environment, our sovereignty and our democracy.
MEPs debate TTIP resolution
14-Apr-2015     BBC
The MEP responsible for drafting the European Parliament's position on the EU-US trade pact has pledged to find compromises to overcome political disagreements over the deal, during a meeting on 13 April 2015.
India-EU FTA would require compromises by all sides: Merkel
14-Apr-2015     Jagran Post
A Free Trade Agreement between India and the EU would require "compromises" by all sides, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought her help for an early conclusion of a "balanced and mutually beneficial" deal, stalled for two years.
Lobby group EFILA's stake in investment arbitration
14-Apr-2015     TNI
In response to growing public criticism of international investment law, a new lobby group has emerged, EFILA, seeking to influence European officials.
Disputes between States and multinationals - The paradigm: The dispute between Suez and Argentina
14-Apr-2015     Observatoire des Multinationales
An international arbitral tribunal has just ordered Argentina to pay nearly 400 million Euro to Suez because in 2006, after years of conflict, Argentina renationalized the water services in Buenos Aires.
Uruguay/Brazil meeting to attempt an advance in Mercosur/EU trade talks
13-Apr-2015     MercoPress
Uruguay and Brazil foreign ministers Rodolfo Nin Novoa and Mauro Vieira will be meeting this week in Brasilia in yet another attempt to push forward the stalled negotiations for a trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union
Japan, US aim for Pacific trade pact progress before summit
13-Apr-2015     Reuters
Japanese and US officials meet this week in a bid to strike a two-way deal giving momentum to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Auto sector inclusion in India-EU FTA against 'Make in India'
13-Apr-2015     PTI
The proposed India-EU trade liberalisation pact will not benefit domestic automobile firms and runs counter to the government's flagship programme 'Make in India, auto industry body SIAM has said.
German economy minister: TTIP will not bring economic boom
13-Apr-2015     dpa
"I don‘t believe in the wondrous calculations regarding economic growth through TTIP," German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel told Focus magazine on Saturday.