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Korea: Trade deficit with EU exceeds $10 billion
30-Jan-2015     Chosun Ilbo
It all started after the FTA went into effect. Korea had posted 11 straight years of trade surpluses with the EU from 1998 to 2011, but the balance shift into the red in 2012.
Trade agreement with Colombia and Peru tests our commitment to human rights
29-Jan-2015     Irish Times
The first significant test of Ireland's reputation as defender of human rights comes today as the Dáil debates ratification of the EU Free Trade Agreement with Colombia and Peru.
Ashrawi praises MEPs call on suspending EU-Israel Association Agreement
29-Jan-2015     PNN
"It is time for the EU to reconsider its political and trade relations with Israel and agreements, including the EU-Israel Association Agreement which Israel has persistently violated,” PLO Executive Committee member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi said.
Economic recolonialization? The India-US Bilateral Investment Treaty: Not an easy ride
29-Jan-2015     Global Research
It’s official: India and the US will resume negotiations on a high-standard bilateral investment treaty (BIT).
Socialising losses, privatising gains: How Dutch investment treaties harm the public interest
29-Jan-2015     TNI
This paper shows how (the threat of) lawsuits taken to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes and other fora, using Dutch BITs, have effectively blocked policymaking in the public interest for development in host countries.
TTIP: Regulatory cooperation - a threat to democracy
29-Jan-2015     CEO
Video about the proposed regulatory cooperation chapter of the possible EU-US trade deal.
German carmakers say yes to TTIP
29-Jan-2015     Deutsche Welle
Top representatives from the German automobile industry met in Berlin to voice their support for TTIP. The controversial deal could save them billions of euros per year.
Calling TPP a 'death pact,' health advocates rally outside secretive trade talks
29-Jan-2015     Common Dreams
Braving snow and blizzard warnings, health, labor and environmental activists rallied outside a New York City hotel on Monday where industry leaders met with international trade representatives to commence the "final negotiations" over the secret text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Doctors Without Borders flies aerial banner to protest Obama trade deal
29-Jan-2015     MSF
MSF took its protest against the TPP to the skies, flying an aerial banner that read “Doctors to Obama: Keep #TPP Away From Our Medicines” along the Hudson River.
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft regulatory cooperation proposal (Jan 2015)
29-Jan-2015     CEO
EU draft of January 2015