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The threat of CETA: trade, investment and workers’ rights
5-Oct-2014     Newfoundland and Labrador Independent
The CETA will give private European companies the right to bid on Canadian government tenders for goods and services — among them schools, hospitals, airports, public transit, ports, and hydro projects — down to the municipal level.
EU hopes EPA with Kenya to be concluded by end of October
5-Oct-2014     Xinhua
"The EAC and the EU will set a new date to finalize the trade talks," an EU official told a news conference in Nairobi on Friday.
Pacific trade pact hindered by secrecy in US-Japan talks: Chile
4-Oct-2014     Reuters
Secrecy about trade negotiations between the United States and Japan is hampering progress on a broader Pacific trade pact, a senior Chilean official said on Friday.
EU official says no deal so far on export trade talks
4-Oct-2014     The Star
East African states are yet to strike a trade deal on the Economic Partnership Agreement after the European Union said the proposals made by the council of ministers were inadequate.
GCC builds up its Asia strategy
4-Oct-2014     Gulf News
MoU with South Korea can be leveraged into something significant, including a free trade agreement
TTIP chief negotiators address regulatory concerns
4-Oct-2014     Chemical Watch
When it comes to chemical regulations, there will be no harmonisation, just cooperation, the TTIP negotiators say.
US trade deal won't change rules on 'toxic' chemicals, EU says
4-Oct-2014     Reuters
The European Union is seeking to contain a new complaint that a trade deal with the United States would undermine Europe's protection against dangerous chemicals, eager to avoid another front of resistance to the world's biggest trade accord.
TTIP: the Al Jazeera debate
3-Oct-2014     War on Want
To mark this week's seventh round of negotiations towards TTIP, the EU-US treaty that threatens to undermine our democracy, our jobs and our public services for ever, Al Jazeera hosted a live debate in its Washington DC studio to explore exactly what is at risk.
Guide to the world’s biggest free trade deal – the economic partnership agreements between the EU and Africa
3-Oct-2014     ECDPM
ECDPM has released a ‘Frequently asked questions’ guide to the economic partnership agreements (EPAs) between the EU and Africa.
Flower farms warn of mass relocation over Economic Partnership Agreement impasse
3-Oct-2014     The Standard
Flower farms in Naivasha are now warning of mass relocation to either Ethiopia or Tanzania in the wake of the collapse of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) talks.