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USTR hearing on TTIP
12-Aug-2013     Regulations.gov
The comments submitted to and transcript of a public hearing convened by the US Trade Representative on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Agreement (TTIP) on 29-30 May 2013 are online.
Brazil reaches out to EU for trade deal
12-Aug-2013     KEI Online
Brazil’s rising prosperity has led it to consider pushing for its own trade deal with the EU, after years of struggling to reach one alongside its neighbours.
TPP, TTIP, and Congress: the elephant in the room
9-Aug-2013     Lexology
Even assuming agreements can be reached and all foreign partners can deliver, there is an elephant roaming in these negotiating rooms: US Congress.
Advancing a new regulatory regime for TNCs and Investment: Towards a people’s international treaty
8-Aug-2013    
Invitation to a round table at the European Paliament in Brussels on 5 September to deepen the debate on corporate Impunity, and introduce key elements in emerging alternatives to reclaim the public Interest and end TNC impunity
Serbia's free trade agreements with Turkey and Russia creates a golden opportunity
8-Aug-2013    
Most people are aware of Serbia's free trade agreement but what is less known is Serbia's free trade agreement with Turkey. Free trade agreements also exist between Kazakhstan, Belarus, CEFTA, EFTA, European Union and the USA.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: A threat to democracy and food sovereignty
8-Aug-2013     Food First
This Backgrounder outlines the agreement’s assault on democracy and food sovereignty and examines the TPP’s likely impacts on food and agriculture in Japan, the latest country to join negotiations.
Taking steps to ensure compliance with EU food norms: Govt
8-Aug-2013    
Admitting to increased stances of rejection of food consignments by EU in the last three years, India today said it is taking steps to ensure compliance with the European norms.
The deadly cost of secret free trade deals
8-Aug-2013    
Once again, our government is negotiating a trade deal in secret — and once again, the chorus of “free market” fundamentalists is assuring us that what’s good for lining corporate pockets must be good for us all.
FTA with India, Turkey, Israel, Russia to expand Peru's non-traditional exports
8-Aug-2013    
Peru's Foreign Trade Association (ComexPeru) said Monday that Peru should continue promoting free trade agreements with India, Turkey, Israel, Russia and Arab countries as they boost non-traditional exports.
Globalisation linked to rash of food scares
6-Aug-2013     Al Jazeera
Two cases this August involving food poisoning highlight a growing public concern with food safety, raising concerns about the globalisation of the food supply.