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Italy's Meloni pours cold water on EU-Mercosur deal, calling it 'premature'
17-Dec-2025     Euronews
Signing the EU-Mercosur deal in the following days is "premature," Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said during an address to the Italian parliament in Rome.
Is US pressure against foreign digital policy working?
17-Dec-2025     Digital Policy Alert
An investigation of US tariff deal priorities and government responses, including an annex with annotated tariff deal texts.
The failed USMCA project
17-Dec-2025     Mexico Solidarity
Transnational corporations have won, and they have won at the cost of displacing Mexico’s national producers and leading the national economy to stagnation and dependence on foreign capital & indebtedness.
Trade agreements risk undermining consumers’ right to repair, warns TACD Report
17-Dec-2025     TACD
The report details how digital trade rules, such as so-called “source code protection” provisions threaten to override ambitious right to repair laws now advancing in both the United States and European Union.
Korea to push for service sector FTA with China, CPTPP affiliation for export momentum
17-Dec-2025     Korea JoongAng Daily
Korea aims to strengthen its export-driven economy by pursuing a service-sector Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China and joining the Japan-led Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
EU Parliament votes to harden Mercosur safeguards before crunch talks with capitals
17-Dec-2025     Politico
The European Parliament voted to tighten additional protections on the EU’s trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc, opening the way for talks with member countries that will need to find a rapid compromise to finally get the deal done.
India, Oman to sign free trade agreement on Thursday in Muscat
17-Dec-2025     Business Standard
India and Oman will sign a free trade agreement on Thursday in Muscat with an aim to boost economic ties between the two countries.
Korea, UK seal upgraded free trade deal easing auto export rules
16-Dec-2025     The Korea Herald
The agreement eases the rules of origin for Korean automobiles and consumer goods exports to the UK, while expanding market access for Korean firms in Britain’s high-speed rail and services sectors.
UK and South Korea strike trade deal
16-Dec-2025     BBC
British industries including pharmaceuticals, car manufacturing, alcohol and financial services are expected to benefit from an extension to the current tariff-free trade on most goods and services.
Cambodia applies to join trans-Pacific trade pact: Report
16-Dec-2025     Anadolu
Cambodia has applied to join the trans-Pacific free trade pact, officials from member countries.