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121 scholars speak out against planned investor-state arbitration provisions in the US-EU TTIP, modeled on the Canada-EU CETA
16-Jul-2014    
A group of 121 academic experts has spoken out against planned provisions on investor-state arbitration in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
EU lawmakers air fears on US trade deal, demand openness, caution
16-Jul-2014     Europe Online
A mammoth free trade deal being hammered out by the European Union and the United States came under attack Tuesday, as EU lawmakers said "opaque" negotiations would lead to an erosion of standards and undue protection for investors.
Fiji will ratify interim EPA with the European Union
16-Jul-2014     Islands Business
Fiji's done a back-flip and said yes to an interim Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU.
Peroxyacetic acid rinsing of poultry meat - BEUC position paper published
16-Jul-2014     BEUC
BEUC has just published its position paper on the use of peroxyacetic acid rinses of poultry meat. This chemical wash is currently banned in the EU. However, pressure from the United States might reverse the trend.
Vietnam has trouble escaping dependence on China through FTAs
16-Jul-2014     Thanh Nien News
A host of pending trade agreements could help Vietnam reduce its heavy economic reliance on China, but won't unless the country takes bold and difficult steps toward developing alternative supply chains and aggressively building up a domestic base range of fabric and component part manufacturers, economists said.
European Citizens' Initiative demands: Stop negotiations for TTIP and CETA
15-Jul-2014     ECI Stop TTIP
Today, the 47th European Citizens' Initiative has brought forward a motion for registration asking the EU Commission to recommend to the EU Council of Ministers to repeal the negotiating mandate for the Trade Investor Partnership (TTIP) and not to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) either.
Swiss face tough US-EU trade deal decisions
15-Jul-2014     Swissinfo
A free trade agreement between Brussels and Washington could shave billions off the Swiss economy, if Switzerland is left sitting on the sidelines. That’s the conclusion of a government-sponsored study.
Reform of state-run firms one of TPP’s biggest hurdles
15-Jul-2014     Japan Times
Emerging economies are at odds with developed countries in negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, clashing over the reform of their state-run firms to ensure a fair playing field for foreign capital.
ASEAN, Hong Kong start FTA negotiations
15-Jul-2014     Tax News
The first round of negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement between Hong Kong and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was held on July 10 and 11.
Govt to push for FTA with Latin American nations
15-Jul-2014     Financial Express
Even as the Indian government is to review its free-trade agreements with several countries in South and South East Asia, including the Asean region, it is set to push for new such pacts with countries in Africa and South America.