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European action day: citizens in 22 countries demand "Stop TTIP, CETA and TiSA"
On a European day of action against the free trade agreements TTIP, CETA and TiSA, thousands of citizens took to the streets with more than 1100 public activities in 22 European countries.
Document reveals EU bullied Ecuador into trade agreement
A ​document leaked today shows that Ecuador's government was threatened with isolation and a devastating loss to its trade if it didn't return to the negotiating table for the EU-Andean Trade agreement.
EU publishes its mandate for US trade talks
The EU has published its -- widely leaked -- negotiating mandate for a free trade deal with the United States in a bid to quell opposition to the proposed accord.
INTA debates EU-Japan trade
The European Commission made it very clear that it would be difficult to see the end of negotiations if nothing happens in terms of taxation of cars in Japan.
Slovenia: Panel issues strong criticism of EU's secret free trade talks
A Slovenian NGO-sponsored panel criticises the lack of transparency in the EU's talks on free trade agreements with the US and Canada.
Canada braces for EU trade pact dispute with Germany
Canada is bracing for a dispute with Germany over whether its newly-agreed free trade pact with the European Union should be re-opened to erase arbitration clauses.
CETA and climate change: Why the new Euro-Canada treaty is a gift to oil firms
Short of an international treaty banning all government regulations outright, CETA gives the oil and gas industry virtually everything it has been asking for, for decades.
European Union drops plan to label oilsands crude 'dirty'
The European Union has backed off a plan to label oil from Alberta's oilsands as dirtier than other oils and to make it harder to import.​
Free flight for EU leaders not needed, German official says
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's offer of a free ride home for visiting European leaders — at a cost of more than $300,000 — is raising eyebrows on both sides of the Atlantic.
Appointment of first EU envoy to ASEAN will boost ties
EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht has said the EU-ASEAN free trade agreement negotiations could be revived once the ASEAN Economic Community is in place (end 2015).