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French concerns over geographical indications will hamper TTIP talks
18-Jun-2014     EurActiv
Wine is a casus belli for the French government, who may block transatlantic negotiations if geographical indications are not protected. EurActiv France reports.
TTIP: Labour will not back EU-US trade deal without NHS safeguards
18-Jun-2014     IBT
The UK's shadow trade and investment minister Ian Murray has said that Labour will withdraw its support for the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) if safeguards are not inserted to protect public services including the NHS from US investors.
Bill C-18 – CETA combination would entrench corporate control of food system, says NFU
18-Jun-2014     Daily Exchange
Under CETA, Canada has agreed to empower the courts to apply provisional and precautionary measures that include seizure of assets, destruction of equipment, and freezing of bank accounts against someone suspected of intellectual property rights infringement -- that is, before any trial takes place. Plant Breeders’ Rights, which would be bolstered through Bill C-18, the Agricultural Growth Act, are included among the intellectual property rights covered by these measures.
MoEF officials give nod to carbon-trading deal with Japan without political clearance
18-Jun-2014     Business Standard
Indian Ministry of Environment officials have agreed in-principle to a bilateral carbon-trading climate change deal with Japan without a formal approval from the political leadership, putting the BJP government in a corner ahead of PM Modi's trip to the country.
Canada-Honduras trade agreement adopted by senate, awaits royal assent
18-Jun-2014     iPolitics
It’s a repeat of the polarizing 2010 Canada-Colombia trade deal debate. Supporters find it obvious that expected increases in bilateral trade and investment can only improve lives in Honduras while opponents see a validation of the violent and undemocratic governance that’s prevailed in the country since a 2009 coup removed Manuel Zelaya.
UK: TTIP day of action call out
18-Jun-2014     Red Pepper
Join the day of action throughout the UK on 12 July #NoTTIP
No to ISDS!
17-Jun-2014     No to ISDS
Web tool to participate -- until 6 July 2014 -- in the EU consultation on investor-state dispute in TTIP and say NO to ISDS!
EU deal on edge
17-Jun-2014     Fiji Times
An economic partnership agreement with the EU will expire in two weeks, but the Fiji Sugar Corporation says there are other, almost equally lucrative markets to sell to.
Russia, Ukraine and EU agree to joint talks on Kiev's planned trade deal
16-Jun-2014     Reuters
Russia, Ukraine and the European Union have agreed to hold high level talks on Kiev's expected signing of an EU free trade agreement after Moscow warned last week it would retaliate with measures to protect its economy.
What you should know about the unusual Jpepa
16-Jun-2014     Business Mirror
Although both governments said at its signing that the agreement would be positive for both Japan and the Philippines in terms of trade and investment, the pact is actually lopsided in favor of the more powerful Japanese economic interests.