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China 'willing' to seek EU investment treaty
7-May-2015     China Daily
"China is willing to push forward talks for a bilateral investment treaty" with the EU, Premier Li Keqiang said, adding that it would include a "negative list" of areas off-limits to European investors.
MEPs unimpressed with Commission’s ISDS proposal
7-May-2015     EurActiv
European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström tried to convince MEPs that there are ways to keep the Investment-State Dispute Settlement in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment partnership deal. But unimpressed lawmakers failed to greet it as a full-fledged reform.
Cartoon: Trans-Pacific speculation
6-May-2015     Daily Kos
The TPP is a bad deal for everyone who isn't a multinational corporate person, writes cartoonist Brian McFadden.
South Africa’s revocation of its bilateral investment treaties – analysis
6-May-2015     EurAsia Review
From an international policy point of view, South Africa’s denunciation of BITs is reasonable. It may even be seen as a refreshing retreat from a legal quagmire. But the domestic reality requires wider consideration.
Greece wants changes to EU-Canada trade deal to protect "feta" name
6-May-2015     Reuters
Athens will not back a multi-billion dollar trade pact between Canada and the European Union unless the deal is changed to specify that only Greece can use the term "feta" for its salty white cheese, according to a document seen by Reuters.
South Korea and Vietnam sign free trade agreement
6-May-2015     The Hankyoreh
The FTA with Vietnam is South Korea’s 15th to date, with greater levels of product liberalization than the previous FTA with the ASEAN countries (including Vietnam) that went into effect in June 2007.
Canada-EU trade deal faces more tinkering
6-May-2015     Macleans
Mission accomplished? Not quite. American negotiations with Europe may trigger more changes to CETA
$4.7 bln Lone Star case will begin next week
6-May-2015     Korea Times
V.V. Veeder, a British national, has been appointed as the presiding arbitrator for a $4.7 billion international litigation between the Korean government and Dallas-based Lone Star Funds, sources said Tuesday.
A parade of reforms: The European Commission's latest proposal for ISDS
6-May-2015     Social Sciences Research Network
The European Commission's most recent proposal for ISDS reflects a move away from fake reforms to something potentially more meaningful, but it is insufficient and unreliable, says legal expert Gus Van Harten.
UN calls for suspension of TTIP talks over fears of human rights abuses
6-May-2015     The Guardian
Alfred de Zayas said the UN will publish a report in August to illustrate the flaws in current plans for the TTIP.
Italy withdraws from Energy Charter Treaty
6-May-2015     Global Arbitration News
The Italian government has recently declared its withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT”).
EU's trade chief wants special court for investor disputes
5-May-2015     Reuters
The EU's trade chief proposed on Tuesday creating a new European court to settle disputes in international trade agreements, a step aimed at overcoming growing public resistance to a free-trade accord with the United States.
Morocco-Canada FTA – investment at the price of trade deficit
5-May-2015     L'Economiste
If Morocco signs the FTA with Canada, it will become the first African country to enter into a free trade agreement with Canada
Commission publishes updated EU textual proposal on regulatory cooperation in TTIP negotiations
5-May-2015     DG Trade
Today, the Commission published the updated EU textual proposal on regulatory cooperation, following the 9th round of negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Controversy flares over ex-KEB chief’s new role with Lone Star’s law firm
4-May-2015     Korea Herald
A former top financial official who advocated for Korea Exchange Bank’s breakaway from Lone Star has taken up a position in a law firm that represents the US buyout firm at a time when the firm is suing the Korean government for $4.6 billion in an investor-state dispute.