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Canada wants quick decisions on CEPA, BITs
16-Jun-2014     Business Today
Canada hopes the Narendra Modi government will take decisions on two vital agreements the Manmohan Singh government could not. The first, a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, or CEPA and the second on Bilateral Investment treaties, or BITs.
EU pushes US to include financial regulation in free trade deal
16-Jun-2014     Xinhua
A top European Union (EU) official on Friday continued to push for the inclusion of financial regulation in a free trade agreement with the United States, saying it's vital to ensure global financial stability.
Philippines, EFTA sign deal this week to explore possible free trade accord
16-Jun-2014     InterAksyon
The Philippine government and EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) will sign a Joint Declaration on Cooperation on 23 June, setting the stage for negotiations on a free trade agreement.
Angela Merkel wants hurdles removed to EU-Mercosur free trade pact
16-Jun-2014     Reuters
German Chancellor Angela Merkel assured Brazil on Sunday that she will do her utmost to bring to a successful end the 15-year-old negotiation of a free trade deal between the European Union and South America's Mercosur trade bloc.
India: Centre hints at changes in FTA policy, Companies Act
16-Jun-2014     TOI
Amid criticism from India Inc, the government on Saturday said it has initiated a review of the free trade agreements (FTAs) and the Companies Act, besides looking into the functioning of special economic zones, in what is being seen as pointers to possible changes to controversial decisions of the previous government.
Anti-transparency rules laid out in USTR letter to DG-Trade
16-Jun-2014     KEI
KEI has obtained the terms of reference (TOR) for the confidentiality of the negotiating texts of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Agreement.
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft services/investment offer (May 2014)
13-Jun-2014     scribd.com
as leaked to EPSU and released on 13 June 2014
Leaked documents TTIP reveal substantial EU commitments, public services not excluded
13-Jun-2014     EPSU
Documents leaked to EPSU indicate the substantial commitments the European Union is prepared to make to offer access for US companies to European markets under TTIP
Hupacasath First Nation vs. Canada-China FIPA agreement
13-Jun-2014     rabble.ca
A court hearing on June 10 was the second attempt by the Hupacasath and their allies to claim Section 35 rights to be consulted over the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA)
US states demand more say in TTIP negotiations
13-Jun-2014     Chemical Watch
Fears that provisions under discussion at the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks could impede their ability to regulate chemical safety, environmental protection and public health, have prompted several US states, led by Vermont, to demand a "seat at the table".