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10 years post “el NO” to the FTAAs, we double our resistance against free trade treaties for a project for the people.
13-Mar-2016     Alba Movimientos Capítulo Argentina
A decade after the popular victory that led to burying the FTAAs in the City of Mar del Plata, a number of organizations and popular movements in Argentina assemble as part of a continental day
Survey: German companies call for changes to free trade agreement
11-Mar-2016     MORE
Ohoven: “TTIP must not be allowed to benefit big business only”
Latest round of TTIP talks boost momentum
10-Mar-2016     EurActiv
Progress was made in the latest round of TTIP talks, but negotiators have a long way to go if the deal is to be signed before Barack Obama leaves office.
Open letter to Věra Jourová: from Safe Harbor to Privacy Shield, words in the wind
10-Mar-2016     La Quadrature du Net
The "Privacy Shield", an agreement stemming from an exchange of letters, only contains vague promises.
White House's claims that the TPP would curb Internet censorship are fantasy
10-Mar-2016     Electronic Frontier Foundation
Inside the narrower and closed context of trade agreements, “free flow of information” is used exclusively to tackle the commercial consequences of restrictions on data flows.
Thousands march against water privatization in Peru as TPP and ICSID ruling looms
10-Mar-2016     Rabble
More than 2,000 people marched in Lima, Peru in opposition to the government's plan to privatize public water services.
France sees the EU-Canada agreement as a ‘template’ for TTIP
9-Mar-2016     EurActiv
Paris would like to “copy-paste” key passages from the EU-Canada free trade agreement, concluded this week, particularly those relating to the arbitration court that is such a controversial issue in Europe.
New mega-treaty in the pipeline: what does RCEP mean for farmers’ seeds in Asia?
9-Mar-2016     GRAIN
RCEP is being negotiated behind closed doors and could sneak into Asia, destroying the livelihoods of billions of people.
US industry body says India agreed to not issue 'compulsory' drug licences
9-Mar-2016     Reuters
India has given private assurances that it will not grant licences allowing local firms to override patents and make cheap copies of drugs by big Western drugmakers.
As South Sudan joins East African Community, some experts worry over its IP laws
9-Mar-2016     Intellectual Property Watch
Raising concern over the lack of proper intellectual property laws in South Sudan, as the world’s newest nation’s admission into the East Africa Community (EAC) spurs anticipation of increased investment.