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UE suspende parcialmente negociaciones de libre comercio con EEUU
21-Jan-2014     Reuters
La Comisión Europea suspendió hoy en parte las negociaciones de libre comercio con Estados Unidos, según anunció el comisario de Comercio, Karel de Gucht, que explicó que en los próximos tres meses habrá que realizar una consulta sobre unas polémicas cláusulas para proteger las inversiones de las empresas.
Proposed changes to the investment dispute-resolution system: A South American perspective
21-Jan-2014     ITN
Perhaps because so many countries in the region have faced multiple international investment arbitrations based on multi-million dollar claims for compensations, a number of alternatives to the current system of investment dispute resolution have been drawn up.
Smart move: Argentina to leave the ICSID
21-Jan-2014     CILJ
Given the substantial problems with the current ICSID framework and the large number of cases currently pending against Argentina, denouncing the SID Convention and leaving the ICSID is the best course for the country.
The transatlantic colossus
21-Jan-2014     BFOG
‘The transatlantic colossus: Global contributions to broaden the debate on the EU-US free trade agreement’ (2014), a publication from the Berlin Forum on Global Politics in collaboration with the Internet & Society Collaboratory and FutureChallenges.org of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, is now available online.
S2B analysis on ISDS and CETA
21-Jan-2014     S2B
Seattle to Brussels Network analysis of the European Commission's note on “Investment Provisions in the EU-Canada free trade agreement”
Harper, Netanyahu sign broad agreement in Jerusalem meeting
21-Jan-2014    
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a wide-ranging set of bilateral goals Tuesday and agreed to expand a free trade pact during their meeting in Jerusalem.
Sovereignty fears lead to EU-US trade rethink
21-Jan-2014     The Independent
The European Commission is to rethink its approach to a controversial US trade deal which campaign groups in the UK have warned would fundamentally erode Britain’s sovereignty.
Un accord de libre-échange est-il éthique?
20-Jan-2014     20Minutes
Le Gouvernement suisse planche sur un projet d'alliance économique avec la Russie. Mais celle-ci s'appliquerait aux pays signataires de l'union douanière avec Moscou, dont la controversée Biélorussie.
US trade debate prompts fears of delay in talks
20-Jan-2014     FT
In an interview with the Financial Times, Mexico’s economy minister said governments in the TPP talks were unlikely to offer any significant concessions until they were sure Mr Obama had fast-track authority. A senior EU official said officials in Brussels were bracing for a TPA debate that could last through this year and inevitably affect TTIP negotiations.
Apathy, dissent threaten to derail Sino-Australian FTA
20-Jan-2014     Global Times
Australians have a very ambivalent, indeed a lukewarm attitude toward the whole thing, writes Geoffrey Murray