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Biofuels emerge as burning issue in EU-Mercosur talks
5-Oct-2017     EurActiv
Biofuels have emerged as a make-or-break issue in the EU’s negotiations with South American trading bloc Mercosur, and EU farmers fear they will be left to fend off stronger competition in a shrinking market.
TiSA impact assessment report ignores crucial human rights concerns
5-Oct-2017     EDRi
A report to evaluate how TiSA’s provisions could affect economic, social and human rights, which was published in July 2017, fails to address several key fundamental rights concerns.
US eager for trade talks with Japan, seeking ‘preferred status’: agriculture secretary
5-Oct-2017     Japan Times
US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue expressed strong hopes that his country would launch trade talks with Japan to expand exports of farm products.
Seoul agrees to amend US trade deal after Trump threats
5-Oct-2017     Anadolu
South Korea will renegotiate free trade pact with Washington rather than see Donald Trump abandon the deal altogether
Japanese eager for Trans-Pacific Partnership with all eyes, including theirs, on NAFTA
4-Oct-2017     National Post
“All the countries, including Japanese, are very closely following the negotiation,” outgoing Japanese ambassador Kenjiro Monji said. “Because if we have to deal with United States, we can learn from this experience. A lot.”
EU and Canada settle cattle battle at the WTO
4-Oct-2017     Reuters
The settlement of the dispute at the WTO, which began in 1996, was facilitated by a liberalization of trade under the EU/Canada Comprehensive Economic and Free Trade Agreement (CETA).
US pushing Seoul on trade amid tensions on Korean peninsula
4-Oct-2017     Bloomberg
Trump administration officials are set to push South Korea to buy more American cars and agricultural products even as tensions run high on the Korean peninsula.
Ireland and France furious with EU over plan to import more beef from Brazil
4-Oct-2017     Daily Express
The European Union (EU) is facing a stinging attack from Ireland and France after Europe moved to open up the lucrative beef market to Brazil.
EU-Indonesia FTA - draft chapters (EU proposals, Sep 2017)
3-Oct-2017     European Commission
17 draft chapters, as released by the European Commission
India, European Union may form joint group on FTA
3-Oct-2017     The Indian Express
The 14th India-EU Summit aims to deepen the India-EU Strategic Partnership and advance collaboration in priority areas, a Ministry of External Affairs statement said.