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TTIP: UK government not trusted to protect NHS from American investors
29-Aug-2014     IBTimes
Despite government claims that public services will be protected from the EU's free trade agreement with the US, 42% of British people don't trust them to protect the NHS from privatisation.
CETA leak: Crucial questions unanswered
29-Aug-2014     The Tyee
Latest version of trade deal leaves too much up to non-existent commission, lawyers say.
Trade treaties expose Australia to costly litigation, experts warn
29-Aug-2014     WA Today
Australia risks getting swept up in a wave of litigation by foreign corporations wishing to sue over unfavourable domestic laws, experts warn, after the government rejected a bill to ban controversial trade agreements.
Inquiry rejects ban on ISDS clauses in free trade agreements
29-Aug-2014     Computer World
A Senate inquiry has recommended against passing a bill that would bar Australia from entering into trade agreements that include so-called 'investor-state dispute settlement' clauses.
Egypt eyes further economic ties with Brazil
29-Aug-2014     ESIS
Industry and Trade Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour said the Egyptian government is keen to activate the Egypt-Mercosur free trade agreement that Egypt has signed in 2010 with the Southern Common Market economic bloc.
Guatemala: People reject "Monsanto Law" for threatening food security
29-Aug-2014     Servindi
Guatemalan civil society has strongly rejected the country's new plant breeders' rights law imposed through the free trade agreement with the US (CAFTA).
European lawmakers threaten to scupper Canada trade deal
28-Aug-2014     Reuters
EU lawmakers are threatening to block a multibillion-dollar trade pact between Canada and the European Union – a blueprint for a much bigger EU-US deal – because it would allow firms to sue governments if they breach the treaty.
Newmont withdraws mining arbitration case against Indonesia
28-Aug-2014     Reuters
Newmont Mining Corp has withdrawn an international arbitration filing against the Indonesian government, government and company officials said on Tuesday, indicating a possible breakthrough in a seven-month dispute that halted exports.
TTIP will sacrifice food safety for faster trade, warn NGOs
28-Aug-2014     EurActiv
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will irreversibly put EU consumers and animals at risk, the European Commission will be warned today (28 August).
TTIP and the Scottish referendum
28-Aug-2014     WDM
Whatever the outcome of the independence referendum on 18 September, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership could force Scotland to adopt a system that allows US multinationals to provide public services.