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Europe, Mexico to seek new trade pact to deepen North American ties
The European Union and Mexico will launch negotiations towards a new free-trade agreement later this year, as Europe seeks to tie its economy closer to North America following a deal with Canada and efforts to sign an accord with the United States.
EU-Mexico free trade agreement to be upgraded
The European Union and Mexico announced the joint intention to upgrade the EU-Mexico Free Trade Agreement.
MEPs unimpressed with Commission’s ISDS proposal
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.
Greece wants changes to EU-Canada trade deal to protect "feta" name
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.
Canada-EU trade deal faces more tinkering
Mission accomplished? Not quite. American negotiations with Europe may trigger more changes to CETA
A parade of reforms: The European Commission's latest proposal for ISDS
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.
Morocco-Canada FTA – investment at the price of trade deficit
If Morocco signs the FTA with Canada, it will become the first African country to enter into a free trade agreement with Canada
Stephen Harper’s Canada-EU trade deal sideswiped by Europe’s US fears: Walkom
Canada’s prime minister is taking credit for jobs created by a free-trade deal that may never exist.
Transpacific Partnership: Canadian participation has been approved
The US Chamber of Commerce is in favor of Canada entering into the negotiations for the Transpacific Partnership for a free trade agreement with lucrative Asian markets. So declared the powerful pressure group.
TUC's Owen Tudor: 'We are totally opposed to TTIP'
Shrouded with secrecy and posing a threat to public services, Owen Tudor tells EurActiv why the UK Trade Union Congress doesn’t believe the hype over TTIP, and why exploitation, rather than immigration, should be the cause of people’s concerns.