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#noTTIP Day of Action 12 July
7-Jul-2014    
Interview on ECJ ruling on transparency and the TTIP
7-Jul-2014     InfoJustice
USTR is primarily working with industries that support the treaty and its aims, not its opponents, says Sean Flynn
Russia to terminate free trade agreement with Ukraine following EU association pact
4-Jul-2014     Voice of Russia
Russia is ready to suspend the free trade zone agreement with Ukraine after the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement comes into effect, Tatyana Golendeyeva, deputy chief of the Russian Federal Customs Service said.
RI to review trade deal with Japan in September
4-Jul-2014     Jakarta Post
One of the key review points will be market access for Indonesian agricultural products and fishery output to the Japanese market, Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi says
Mexico: FTA’s only help the large poultry producer
4-Jul-2014     World Poultry
The free trade agreements signed by the Mexican government may have advantages for large Mexican companies but create problems for hundreds of poultry farmers in the country.
TPP would gut Buy American: Happy July 4th!
4-Jul-2014     Huffington Post
As Americans celebrate July 4th this year, US trade negotiators are locked behind closed doors at a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating round in Ottawa gutting Buy American policies.
TTIP documents could be made public after EU court ruling
4-Jul-2014     EurActiv
European Union documents relating to the EU-US trade deal, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), could be made public after a European Court of Justice ruling yesterday (3 July).
Seeds of discord or seeds for development – which way for US policy with El Salvador?
4-Jul-2014     Oxfam America
The controversy over government procurement of seeds in El Salvador is a clear example of how US free trade agreements with developing countries can undermine national development goals, as Oxfam warned during the negotiation and debate over CAFTA, writes Stephanie Burgos.
India, Malaysia step up palm oil trade
4-Jul-2014     Hindu Business Line
The Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement is bolstering Malaysian palm oil imports by India
Rethinking the role of global investment in Africa’s development
4-Jul-2014     Pambazuka
Much hope is placed on foreign direct investment to deliver development capital for African countries. Yet FDIs are part of the global financial capitalist system, which maintains and reproduces inequality and keeps African states dependent on Western countries and financial institutions, writes Yash Tandon.