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European Union

Austria: Anti CETA, TTIP petition signed by 562,000
An Austrian petition against EU free trade agreements with the United States and Canada has been signed by 562,000 people.
Theresa May’s Brexit plan will leave Britain subject to secret global trade courts
Experts say that to agree trade deals outside the EU, the UK will have to sign up to an “unaccountable” legal system that can force states to overturn laws corporations don’t like.
Unifor president: NAFTA, other free trade deals need renegotiating
NAFTA and other free trade deals including CETA have been badly negotiated by Canada, and have hurt the economy.
Merkel wants to finalize bilateral investment agreement between EU, China
The German Chancellor wants to push forward negotiations to conclusively finalize a bilateral investment agreement between the European Union and China
Brazil must be realistic about trade liberalisation in future deal, DG Agri
Brazil & the other three Mercosur countries need to be realistic about the volumes of beef, ethanol & poultry that can be liberalised.
Malmström put on spot by Nigeria on EU deals with ACP countries
EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström came under fire from Nigeria over the state of the bloc’s Economic Partnership Agreements with the developing world.
2nd round of negotiations kicks off for Indonesia-EU CEPA
"In this round, we'll follow up modal [negotiations], leveling perceptions of each party's ambitions and clarifying drafts suggested by each delegate," Indonesian official said
CETA clears crucial hurdle in Parliament’s trade committee
The EU’s trade agreement with Canada cleared a crucial hurdle when it was approved by the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee
Comment: Selling the proposal for a multilateral investment court to the world
In reality, the EU’s plans are not realistic in the current international context, nor will they appease ISDS critics