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A journey through the lobby jungle in Brussels
3-Apr-2014     Lobbycontrol
During the last TTIP negotiating round, CEO and the German lobby watchdog Lobbycontrol organised guided tours through the EU quarter in Brussels, focusing on the corporate lobbying behind the TTIP negotiations and the way that the European Commission allows corporations to set the agenda for the talks.
International Day of farmers' struggles in defense of peasants' and farmers' seeds
2-Apr-2014     La Via Campesina
This day of action is particularly important since on the 11th of March the European Parliament rejected the European Commissions' regulation proposal for the marketing of seeds. This vote has taken place in the context of a Europe dominated by trade negotiations with the USA, known as TAFTA, and the European Parliament election campaign until May 2014.
Draft bill no threat to foreign investors in South Africa
2-Apr-2014     Business Daily
"There are various perceptions that the draft bill falls short of acceptable international standards. This is not so," says the Department of Trade and Industry
Indonesia should withdraw from the ICSID!
2-Apr-2014     Jakarta Post
If there is dispute against the government, investors, be they foreign or local, they should bring their cases to the Indonesian judiciary or other available national dispute mechanisms.
Brazil/Argentina agree on deal to promote bilateral trade by guaranteeing 'dollar liquidity'
2-Apr-2014     MercoPress
Brazil and Argentina signed a deal over the weekend that seeks to guarantee importers will have enough U.S. dollars to pay for exports, a move to increase trade between both nations that has been hit hard by a sharp depreciation of the Argentine peso.
China's Xi wins EU pledge to consider free-trade deal
2-Apr-2014     Reuters
Chinese President Xi Jinping won a promise from the European Union on Monday to consider a multi-billion-dollar free-trade deal with his country, a long-held goal for Beijing which divides Europe.
West Africa: Ecowas postpones signing EU trade deal
2-Apr-2014     The Point
"We believe it needs further scrutiny," announced President Yahya Jammeh, referring to the issue of signing an Economic Partnership Agreement negotiated by ECOWAS with the European Union.
Southern African nations push for European trade-deal extension
1-Apr-2014     Bloomberg
Southern African trade ministers will lobby for an extension of a trade agreement with Europe before it expires in October, a senior Botswana official said.
Fisheries minister promises efforts to minimize loss for fishermen from China FTA
31-Mar-2014     Yonhap
South Korea's fisheries minister pledged full government efforts to limit losses by local fishermen from a free trade agreement with China and take compensatory measures for businesses inevitably hurt by the pact, reports state news agency Yonhap.
Ukrainian leftist: 'The enemy is within – whether in Russia, Ukraine or the West'
31-Mar-2014     Links
What will happen next in Ukraine? The coordinated plundering of the country by both sides (the West and Russia), says Kolesnik Dmitry.