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Ministry pushes for FTA talks with EU
5-Jan-2015     The Nation
Thailand's Commerce Ministry will push for the resumption of free-trade negotiations between Thailand and the European Union this year.
Agriculture, food and the TTIP: Possibilities and pitfalls
5-Jan-2015     CEPS
Two think tanks - the Centre for European Policy Studies and the Center for Transatlantic Relations - lay out possible "landing zones" on agriculture and food regulations in the TTIP
'We can't protect every sausage,' says German agriculture minister over TTIP deal
5-Jan-2015     Deutsche Welle
Germany's Minister of Agriculture, Christian Schmidt, says some German specialties may be stripped of their regional protection due to a free-trade deal with the US.
China to Hold Free Trade Agreement Talks with Israel
2-Jan-2015    
Chinese state media on Tuesday reported that the Asian economic superpower, which holds the world's second largest GDP, will begin negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with Israel next year.
Some 40 states ready to create free trade zone with EEU: Diplomat
31-Dec-2014     Sputnik
About 40 countries and groups of states have officially declared their readiness to create a free trade zone with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Nebenzya said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Trade In Services Agreement: Goodbye privacy, hello censorship
31-Dec-2014     Counter Punch
Internet privacy and net neutrality would become things of the past if the secret Trade In Services Agreement comes to fruition.
US expects China investment treaty talks to intensify
31-Dec-2014     Reuters
The United States plans to step up negotiations with China for a treaty to free up investment flows, the Obama administration said on Tuesday
China to step up FTA talks with GCC
31-Dec-2014     Reuters
China will speed up free trade agreement talks with six GCC countries, a deal that will help China cut costs on energy imports from the region
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and labour
30-Dec-2014     European Parliament
Negotiations on the labour provisions in TTIP will start in 2015. This briefing for the European Parliament highlights some of the issues.
Powerlessness and confusion: The EU and Israel
29-Dec-2014     TeleSur
EU’s trade policy with Israel continues to be business as usual, including trade in military hardware.