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NZ plays down threat to European agri interests in FTA talks
New Zealand trade negotiators are trying to get their European counterparts to recognise that the nation's agricultural exports are small-fry in comparison to the regional bloc's farming sector.
Inclusion of Paris Agreement in CETA at risk
France wants to make compliance with the Paris Agreement on climate a precondition to signing European trade agreements. However, this is an issue where France is struggling to get the other 27 EU members to agree.
EU ready to offer UK ‘super-charged’ free-trade deal
The European Union is set to offer the UK a free-trade deal deeper than any agreement that’s gone before.
US may push Japan, EU not to strike trade deals with China: Ross
The "poison pill" provision to deter trade deals with China in the new US trade agreement with Canada and Mexico may be replicated in future US trade pacts, such as those with Japan and the European Union.
Why Europeans may not want a US trade deal
The opposition to TTIP suggests that a simple choice between “protectionism” and “free trade” fails to capture the nuances of the European debate on trade.
Financial regulation challenged by European trade policy
Trade agreements currently being negotiated or already approved introduce numerous restrictions over the right of states to regulate, especially in the field of financial regulation, and limits their capacity to react to ensure financial stability.
Lawyers sue EU Commission for information on legality of trade deal tribunals
ClientEarth has challenged a judgment regarding the European Commission’s decision to keep secret information about controversial investment tribunals in EU international trade deals.
EU open to free trade but not Chequers customs plan: document
EU negotiators are ready to offer Theresa May a free-trade area after Brexit but say that there must be a customs border.
Trade policy and the case of TTIP
New generation “trade” deals actually have less to do with trade than with who makes the rules, and who holds power over rule-makers.