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CCTV: Colombian farmers on strike
7-May-2014     CCTV
Farmers and their supporters in Colombia are protesting the so-called free trade agreements that would likely eliminate their livelihoods
[ETUC] Canada-EU trade deal: Trojan horse for contested ISDS?
7-May-2014     ETUC
The EU-Canada trade agreement – which may be concluded on May 8 at the Foreign Affairs Council – should not be used as a ‘Trojan horse’ to smuggle in a controversial Investor-to-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) warned the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).
The current economic crisis presents an opportunity for Latin American Integration
6-May-2014     Agencia Venezolana de Noticias
The global financial crisis which persists since 2008 and chiefly impacts the United States and Europe presents an opportunity for Latin America to strengthen its internal markets and develop an integrated economy, says Faustino Cobarrubia, an expert at the Centre for Research on the Global Economy (CIEM), Cuba.
Vietnam’s exports to ASEAN reduce despite free trade agreement
6-May-2014     Thanh Nien News
Vietnam’s exports to its ASEAN partners have fallen despite the free trade agreement inked in 2010.
Germany dubious on investor rules in US trade pact
6-May-2014     AP
Germany's vice chancellor is underlining doubts about the need for new investment rules in a proposed European Union-U.S. trade deal — a thorny issue in the talks.
Text of Canada-EU trade agreement could be finalized by May 7
6-May-2014     rabble.ca
iPolitics reports, "The text of the Canada-EU trade agreement is expected to be finalized May 7, according to a letter posted on a Dutch government website
Japan meets most conditions for 'vital' EU trade talks: documents
5-May-2014     Reuters
The European Union will tell Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday that Brussels is broadly satisfied with Japan's progress in negotiations towards an ambitious free-trade deal, likely allowing talks to continue, according to EU documents.
En Paca, la fronde anti Tafta s’organise
5-May-2014     Les Inrocks
En France, la fronde s’organise principalement autour du Front de Gauche (FDG) et d’Europe-Ecologie-Les Verts (EE-LV) qui ont d’ailleurs décidé de placer leur combat contre Tafta au coeur de leur campagne des européennes
In Colombia, free trade brings more poverty and more killings
5-May-2014     TruthOut
Colombian unions and farmers opposed the free trade agreement strongly, and today hold it responsible for increasing poverty while fostering a climate in which corporate rights are paramount and labor rights hardly exist.
Unseen side of TPP talks
3-May-2014    
Japan-U.S. bilateral negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership multinational free trade agreement have overcome their largest remaining hurdle, with a substantive agreement reached after renewed talks held in tandem with U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Japan from April 23 to 25.