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Why UK parliament should scrutinise the UK-Ethiopia bilateral investment treaty (BIT)
21-Jan-2015     The Ethiopia Observatory (TEO)
If TTIP is bad, the UK-Ethiopia BIT is worse, says Lorenzo Cotula of IIED
Government urged to protect interests of UK poultry farmers
21-Jan-2015     Western Morning News
The competitiveness of UK poultry producers is at risk if the EU-US trade negotiations proceed on the basis that products are of an 'equivalent' standard.
India, European Union may resume FTA talks
21-Jan-2015     Jagran Post
After a gap of almost 20 months, India and European Union are likely to resume talks for the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to boost commerce and investment.
Democrats oppose Obama's demand for fast-tracking Pacific trade deal
21-Jan-2015     The Guardian
Congressional Democrats are set to demonstrate their “lack of support” for the fast track and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) the morning after Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
Missing: Intellectual property rights with a social lens
21-Jan-2015     India Together
The Modi government has moved fast and furious on charting a new policy regarding intellectual property rights, in close contact with the US
PKS demands that agro-food sector should be excluded from TTIP
21-Jan-2015     TASR
The Slovak Food Chamber (PKS) demands that the entire agro-food sector should be excluded from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union (EU) and the USA from the very beginning
Licensed to grab: How international investment rules undermine agrarian justice
20-Jan-2015     TNI
This brief analyses and illustrates how international investment rules thwart the struggle for land and food sovereignty.
Time not yet ripe for trade pact with US, caution Indian experts
20-Jan-2015     Business Standard
India may not be prepared to meet US demands on various issues, including environment and labour standards, and regulatory changes
CETA negotiations suspended over fisheries fund, N.L. says
19-Jan-2015     CBC
Newfoundland and Labrador is suspending support for CETA and all trade agreements currently being negotiated with the federal government.
EU health chief says no clear majority yet for US trade deal
19-Jan-2015     Reuters
No clear majority has so far emerged among EU states for a free-trade agreement between the European Union and the United States and both sides need to explain the benefits of such a deal, the EU's health chief said.