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NAFTA talks have ignored environmental concerns
17-May-2018     Sierra Club
NAFTA 2.0 could increase pollution that threatens our communities.
Pacific Alliance, associate members enter fourth negotiating round, look to clinch deal by July
17-May-2018     ICTSD
The four-country Pacific Alliance consists of Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. The coalition aims to achieve the goal, launched nearly a year ago, of conferring a new associate member status to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore.
Canada backs foreign investor rights to protect mining sector: Book
17-May-2018     Common Sense Canadian
Canada’s controversial mining sector may be the driving force behind the country’s insistence on protecting foreign investors’ rights over laws that guard its own citizens and environmental values.
AfCFTA: Annexes (May 2018)
17-May-2018     Tralac
Netherlands draft model BIT (May 2018)
17-May-2018     Dutch Government
As released by the Dutch Government
China, Norway make 'positive progress' in free trade negotiations
17-May-2018     Ecns
Both sides conducted negotiations on issues such as trade in goods, trade in services, investment, rules of origin, customs procedures and trade facilitation, intellectual property rights, competition policies and government procurement.
EU heads discuss bold-or-fold strategy toward Trump tariffs
17-May-2018     Reuters
European leaders sought unity toward threatened US import tariffs on steel and aluminium, balancing the views of those most fearful of a trade war and those determined not to be bullied into concessions.
Local metal output hits FTA roadblock
17-May-2018     The Financial Times
According to the recently published report by the NITI Aayog on FTAs states that India’s exports to FTA countries have not outperformed overall export growth or exports to the rest of the world; and also FTAs have led to increased imports and exports; the former has been greater.
US-UK FTA could 'destroy large parts of British farming', report warns
16-May-2018     Farming UK
A new study has highlighted major concerns surrounding a potential UK and US free trade deal, saying it could "destroy large parts of British farming".
S. Korea, Mercosur to launch FTA negotiations in late May
16-May-2018     KBS
An official at Seoul's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said the government will actively push for new free trade deals to expand its trade relations with emerging markets.