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Switzerland hopes to seal updated trade deal with China early next year
13-Oct-2025     Reuters
Switzerland hopes to seal an updated free trade agreement with China in early 2026, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said, following a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
European Parliament lawmakers vote against the Mercosur deal
10-Oct-2025     Euronews
Inserted into a parliamentary resolution, a few lines welcoming the Mercosur agreement were rejected by a majority of European lawmaker.
Deputy Economy Minister holds talks with GCC on free trade agreement prospects
10-Oct-2025     1tv.ge
The parties discussed strengthening trade and economic ties between Georgia and Gulf Cooperation Council member states, with particular attention to the possibility of launching free trade agreement negotiations.
Malaysian small-scale farmers worry about rights under proposed seed law changes
10-Oct-2025     Mongabay
Malaysia is preparing to amend its Protection of New Plant Varieties Act to join the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) by 2026 - a key criterion for Malaysia to join a trans-Pacific free trade agreement.
EU sees new US trade demands hollowing out deal struck by Trump
9-Oct-2025     Yahoo
The US has been seeking an opening to discuss the bloc’s legislation, including digital and technology rules as well as corporate compliance and climate-related regulations.
No going back to former free trade system, Lutnick says
9-Oct-2025     The Globe and Mail
North America is not going back to the free-trade regime that existed for decades, and the United States is no longer interested in buying Canadian-made cars, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said.
As AGOA expires, countries will feel “double impact” of US tariffs
9-Oct-2025     Yahoo
The African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) expired on Tuesday 30 September after being in place for 25 years (it was renewed for ten years in 2015).
Powerful anti-climate legal instrument could cost the UK billions
9-Oct-2025     E3G
In August 2025, for the second time in its history, the UK government was sued by a foreign investor under investor-state dispute settlement provisions, through the 1975 UK-Singapore bilateral investment treaty.
EXPLAINING Why the safeguard clause in the Mercosur agreement fails to protect the EU poultry meat sector
9-Oct-2025     AVEC
The EU-Mercosur agreement foresees an additional safeguard clause meant to protect European farmers if imports surge and threaten the EU industry. However, the safeguard is designed in such a way that it will never realistically be triggered for poultry meat.
European farmers to get extra protection from EU-Mercosur trade deal
9-Oct-2025     The Brussels Times
The European Commission has proposed additional measures to reassure European farmers that they will not suffer from the EU-Mercosur trade deal.