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Draft Council conclusions on the negotiation and conclusion of EU trade agreements
EU member states approved the Commission plans to keep investment protection provisions seperate from trade agreements so that they can be approved without the ratification of national or regional parliaments.
The Federal Court of Canada and the end of investor-state dispute settlement in NAFTA?
A decision by the Federal Court of Canada should spell the end of the NAFTA renegotiation on the investment Chapter of NAFTA, and ignite a renegotiation of the investment chapters of the Canada-EU trade agreement and the CPATPP.
EU/New Zealand free trade agreement must meet meat sector concerns, say experts
With a new European Union EU/New Zealand customs agreement coming into force, EU farm body Copa-Cogeca has warned that anticipated follow-up trade talks should not boost NZ access to EU meat markets.
European Parliament delegation in China to discuss trade
The European lawmakers will discuss the recently-imposed US tariffs on steel and aluminum, the question of overcapacity, a bilateral investment agreement, market access and intellectual property rights among other topics.
Paraguay to host new round of EU-Mercosur negotiations in mid-May
Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga confirmed that he is in contact with his peers to define the date of the meeting that would be in Asunción.
EU-Japan FTA text (Dec 2017, updated Apr 2018)
As released by the European Commission
EU-Singapore trade and investment agreements: Final text (Apr 2018)
Authentic texts as of April 2018
EU- Japan EPA presented to the European Council, ratification begins
On 18 April 2018 the European Commission (the “Commission“) presented the finalised text of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (“EPA“) to the European Council and thereby took the first step in the EPA’s ratification process at the EU level.
The EU caught in the trap of Nigeria's refusal to sign the West Africa Economic Partnership Agreement and the Continental Free Trade Area
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria very explicitly stated to the new Ambassador of the European Union that Nigeria was determined not to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement for West Africa.
Ratifying CETA after 'Achmea scandal' is anti-European
Keeping the European project alive requires EU members to abide by the principle of loyalty to European institutions.