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EU and Mercosur to resume free trade talks at two events next January
5-Dec-2012     MercoPress
The European Union and Mercosur will resume talks on a free trade agreement during a coming summit in Brazil and later at a meeting in Santiago de Chile, both in January,
EU-Canada FTA (CETA): landing zones (draft, Nov 2012)
4-Dec-2012     S2B Network
Activists stage TPP boxing match
4-Dec-2012     Dominion Post
Activist group Aotearoa is Not for Sale Wellington staged a symbolic boxing match protesting the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement today.
New statism: what replaces canned investment treaties?
4-Dec-2012     Business Day
What is remarkable about South Africa's move against the EU is the lack of bilateral consultation before terminating its BITs as much as the proposal, almost novel in international investment law, that all future investment arbitration with SA should be domesticated.
India-New Zealand likely to ink FTA early next year
4-Dec-2012     Jagran
New Zealand in Friday said it expects to conclude the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India by next year and it would work passionately to address the issue of high duties levied on its products.
Group presses White House for consumer protections in trade negotiations
3-Dec-2012     Food Poisoning Bulletin
A bipartisan group has asked the Obama Administration to ensure public health is protected as the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement is negotiated. Two countries involved in this agreement, Vietnam and Malaysia, are seafood exporters and have raised red flags.
Anniversary of the Seattle WTO protests
3-Dec-2012     Swans Commentary
Today I noticed an article about an "American" company that is suing Canada for an alleged World Trade Organization (WTO) violation.
Export firms eagerly await EPA talks / Deal could even playing field with S. Korean automakers in EU, offset surging yen
3-Dec-2012     Daily Yomiuri
News that Japan and the European Union have agreed to start negotiations for an economic partnership agreement was a breath of fresh air for Japanese export-related companies, as it is highly likely an EPA deal will give a boost to their businesses.
Trade war in the Pacific: ASEAN and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
3-Dec-2012     The Conversation
Australian politicians are keen to project our participation in two major international trade talks – the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – as unproblematic.
Opponents rally against Pacific-wide free trade pact talks in New Zealand
3-Dec-2012     Global Times
An international network of critics was gearing up Monday for more than a week of events opposing the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade talks as delegates from the 11 participating nations began the 15th round of negotiations behind closed doors in New Zealand.