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After China trade deal, Europe and UK next on Trump's to-do list
23-Jan-2020     Reuters
US President Donald Trump vowed to rip up international trade deals and rebalance America’s global trade relationships.
ASEAN Secretariat invites India for RCEP meeting in February in Bali
22-Jan-2020     Deccan Herald
The ASEAN Secretariat has invited India to participate in a meeting called in Bali on February 3 and 4 on RCEP agreement to sort out concerns of New Delhi.
Vattenfall procedure has cost almost 20 million euros
22-Jan-2020     WirtschaftsWoche
The energy company Vattenfall is demanding compensation from the Federal Republic of Germany. The costs for the arbitration proceedings could exceed 20 million euros this year.
So many questions about the US-China trade deal
22-Jan-2020     IELP
What exactly did China agree to? There are a lot of obligations in here, and many of them are specific and technical. Only experts in a particular area may fully understand them.
Trump, EU commission chief discuss 'trade deal' in Davos
22-Jan-2020     RFI
US President Donald Trump and new EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that they are working towards agreeing a US-EU trade pact
EU tells China more access needed to seal investment accord
21-Jan-2020     Bloomberg
Trade Chief Hogan says he still wants to do a deal in 2020. China has been in talks with EU on investment since 2013.
Ukraine, Turkey hold FTA talks in Ankara
21-Jan-2020     Ukrinform
Ukraine and Turkey are holding talks in Ankara on the signing of a free trade agreement, the Embassy of Ukraine in Turkey has reported on its Twitter account.
Mercosur deal at odds with EU carbon neutrality aim, study claims
21-Jan-2020     The Irish Times
The controversial Mercosur trade deal is incompatible with the EU’s commitment to carbon neutrality and “may undermine global efforts to avert runaway climate change”.
Trade between Indonesia and the EU likely to get more tense, with dairy at the center
21-Jan-2020     Dairy Reporter
Away from the more headline grabbing US-China trade dispute, a less glamorous one has also been taking place between the corridors of Brussels and Jakarta.
Uphill battle for EU-Mercosur pact
21-Jan-2020     Euractiv
Belgium’s region of Wallonia is trying to block the EU-Mercosur free-trade agreement, just like it previously attempted with CETA, the EU-Canada free trade agreement.