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Analysis shows TTIP consequences insignificant for Slovenia
7-Jan-2015     STA
Preliminary findings of an analysis of potential trade liberalisation with the US show that consequences for Slovenia's economy would be relatively small but mostly negative, eliminating jobs in the private sector.
European Commission publishes TTIP legal texts as part of transparency initiative
7-Jan-2015     EU Commission
The European Commission today published a raft of texts setting out EU proposals for legal text in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) it is negotiating with the US.
Economic Partnership Agreements: Still a divisive issue
7-Jan-2015     Business in Cameroon
The opportunities that these agreements offer to Cameroon cannot counteract the threats of a loss in customs revenue, the risk of weakening the integration process and increased competition from EU products, experts say.
Indonesia mulls canceling trade pact with Japan after years of deficit
7-Jan-2015     Jakarta Globe
Indonesia is considering a halt to the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, as the deal fails to boost the Southeast Asian country’s trade with Japan since it has posted a deficit for every year since 2008.
Cornish pasty 'at risk' from EU-US trade deal
7-Jan-2015     The Independent
The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership could mean that the EU may not be able to uphold laws that protect regional foods
Pak: Industry’s concerns over cheap goods conveyed to China
7-Jan-2015     The Nation
Pakistan has asked China, under the Pak-China FTA, for compensation for losses it is incurring due to massive import of Chinese products.
The grapes of wrath
5-Jan-2015     Washington Post Magazine
The US is among very few countries that allow the Champagne name to be used on wine not from Champagne, France. TTIP may change that.
CETA should have a GMO warning label on it in Europe
5-Jan-2015     rabble
CETA establishes a biotechnology working group in order to shorten the timelines for the approval of GM crops for cultivation in the EU, strengthen "science-based" regulation and revise the "low-level presence" policy for non-GMO imported commodities.
Province to take CETA arguments to EU reps
5-Jan-2015     The Telegram
The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador is on the hunt for like-minded members of parliament, senators and European Union leaders as it continues to demand $280 million from the federal government.
How can BRICS survive amidst TTIP?
5-Jan-2015     Financial Express
BRICS can either pursue a BRICS FTA to balance the TTIP or they can maintain the status quo, argues Geethanjali Nataraj.