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China, Georgia start feasibility study on FTA
11-Mar-2015     Xinhua
China and Georgia have agreed to set up a joint working group to study the feasibility of a free trade agreement, according to China's Ministry of Commerce.
East Africa wants deal with non-EU countries
11-Mar-2015     HortiBiz
The East African Community (EAC) wants to expand its European market for horticultural products (flowers, vegetables and fruits) through a new trade partnership with Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Iceland.
TTIP must not allow companies to sue EU countries for environmental laws, say MPs
10-Mar-2015     The Guardian
A major free trade deal should not allow US companies to sue European nations when they pass environmental laws that hurt their profits, MPs in the UK said on Tuesday.
TiSA - EU negotiating mandate (2013)
10-Mar-2015     EU
As published by the European Council on 10 March 2015
Trade in services agreement: negotiating mandate made public
10-Mar-2015     European Council
The Council decided on 10 March 2015 to declassify the mandate given to the Commission to negotiate an international agreement on trade in services.
LN: Czech state hampers EU-Georgia deal over firm's interests
10-Mar-2015     Czech News Agency
The Czech Foreign Ministry has been using the association agreement between the European Union and Georgia as an instrument of pressure exerted on the Georgian authorities in order to protect the investments of the Czech Energo-Pro firm, daily Lidove noviny (LN) writes Monday.
EFTA, Mercosur moot free trade agreement
10-Mar-2015     Tax-News.com
The European Free Trade Association (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein) and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela) have agreed to initiate an exploratory dialogue with a view to possible future trade negotiations, EFTA said.
Laos, Vietnam expand free trade agreement
10-Mar-2015     Tax News
Laos and Vietnam signed an improved free trade agreement (FTA) on March 3, 2015, to replace their existing treaty dating back to 1998.
TTIP or the disintegration of the EU
10-Mar-2015     Estrella Digital
Ecologistas en Acción and ‘No al TTIP’ consider that the EU-US trade agreement will mean reductions in labor rights and these will be justified by “cost reduction based on the anti-trade union policy of the US – that has not ratified ILO conventions – and on labor reforms imposed by the Troika”.
"We won't just rubber-stamp the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Workers deserve better"
9-Mar-2015     The Guardian
Progressives in US Congress believe that fair trade agreements are possible – but not if the administration follows the old model for negotiations