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Unpacking CETA
For decades, labour has been fighting purely defensive battles against the neo-liberal trade and investment agenda; we lack an agenda of our own. Lost ground will not be reclaimed on what is fundamentally hostile territory, argues Peter Rossmann of the IUF.
Malaysia, EU may resume FTA talks soon: Najib
Malaysia and the European Union may resume stalled free trade talks by the end of 2016, the Southeast Asian state’s premier said Wednesday in Germany
Cameroon goes it alone with controversial EU trade deal, angers regional partners
Many in Cameroon and the wider region worry that the unilateral signing of an Economic Partnership Agreement was a bad decision.
TTIP: Negotiations ‘in the void’
Negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are forging ahead, despite opposition from a number of countries.
Japan, EU to discuss troublesome farm products separately in talks on economic partnership agreement
Japan and the European Union plan to discuss key farming products separately from other goods in negotiations on a proposed economic partnership agreement for free trade
NACCIMA opposes signing of West Africa-EU agreement
Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture has urged the Federal Government to refrain from signing the West Africa-EU Economic Partnership Agreement
Govt warned about possible imbalance in EU trade talks
A score of public organizations under the banner of Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ) have warned the government about potential imbalances during the Indonesia-EU talks on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
CETA - Trading away democracy
How CETA’s investor protection rules could result in a boom of investor claims against Canada and the EU.
EU-Mercosur FTA - draft chapter on State-owned enterprises (EU proposal, Sep 2016)
As released by the European Commission
EU-Mercosur FTA - draft chapter on SME (EU proposal, Sep 2016)
As released by the European Commission