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A corporate coup of a different order: The growing resistance to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
27-Sep-2013     Toward Freedom
As the Obama administration ramps up its negotiations and its pursuit of “fast-track” authority, opposition from lawmakers and activists has similarly escalated, reports Toward Freedom.
Indian civil society urges the Prime Minister to review and rescind the damaging US-India bilateral investment treaty
26-Sep-2013    
On the occasion of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s visit to the USA, where he is supposed to discuss a Bilateral Investment Treaty between India and the US, the Forum against FTAs, a coalition of over 75 organisations, farmers groups, trade unions and development activists, calls upon the Prime Minister to review and rescind its decision to engage in this damaging treaty.
Paraguay and the Pacific Alliance: Why the country should not join the regional bloc – analysis
26-Sep-2013     COHA
If Paraguay were to enter the Pacific Alliance with its current distribution of land and no progress towards land reform, those who currently hold land—agribusinesses and local elites—will continue to reap the benefits while continuing to displace workers and exacerbating slum conditions in larger cities.
Japan, EU to speed up trade talks
26-Sep-2013     Jiji Press
Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht agreed at a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday that Japan and the EU should accelerate their free trade talks.
Five nations beef alliance agrees on core principles for TPP
26-Sep-2013     Scoop
An alliance of cattle producers representing Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States have signed a letter announcing their support for a comprehensive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
PM to intervene in deadlocked EU-Canada trade negotiations
25-Sep-2013     Irish Examiner
Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper is seeking to break a deadlock in trade talks with the EU by stepping up his part in negotiations, people familiar with the strategy said.
US puts unwarranted pressure on India for taking legal steps to increase access to affordable medicines
25-Sep-2013     MSF
India is facing an onslaught of political pressure from the U.S. government and pharmaceutical industry in retaliation for the country’s entirely legal actions to limit abusive patenting practices and increase access to affordable generic medicines
Argentina: what to do with the BITs?
24-Sep-2013     Rebelión
Why do we continue to be bound to this investment protection regime when it is not a determinant of FDI and makes it harder for us to retain our resources?
TTIP: Data is the elephant in the room
24-Sep-2013     Euractiv
Data protection issues have been cut out of the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, but rivalry between the two trade blocs in the critical booming sector threatens to spoil any deal.
New Zealand PM admits EU free trade agreement to take time
24-Sep-2013     Xinhua
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has sought French President Francois Hollande's backing for a New Zealand-EU free trade agreement, but admitted that such a deal is a long way off, according to reports.