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Unlocking the investment arbitration system to phase out fossil fuels
European governments should plan a coordinated exit from the current investment protection regime together with other participating countries.
The EU-Mercosur agreement could tap a new source of critical minerals for the West
The EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement would create the first binding legal framework aimed at reducing China’s chokehold on critical mineral processing and shifting part of that processing to South America.
India puts UK BIT on hold over taxation, MFN issues; talks continue with EU, Saudi Arabia
New Delhi is likely to stick to its stance of excluding taxation from BITs, as it negotiates pacts with other trading partners. The FTA the two sides agreed to is on track and expected to come into force around May .
‘Shame!’: Germany, Italy block effort to suspend EU-Israel trade pact over Gaza genocide, West Bank attacks
Calls have steadily intensified in recent weeks for the European Union to suspend a trade agreement with Israel but German and Italian officials blocked an effort to pause the deal.
European ISDS Scorecard
The European ISDS Scorecard ranks 30 European countries across 10 indicators that capture the scale of each country's treaty network, its policy direction, and the real-world use and financial impact of ISDS by its investors.
Bangladesh, EU eyeing FTA after partnership deal
Bangladesh and the European Union are eyeing a Free Trade Agreement and an Investment Protection Agreement after the two sides initialled the Partnership Cooperation Agreement in Brussels yesterday.
How India’s new free trade agreement with the EU limits AI governance
The India–EU FTA’s formulation of source‑code and algorithmic provisions appears to narrow India’s policy authority, as it shifts the balance towards post‑incident enforcement and away from proactive oversight, at a time when India’s scale and diversity require the opposite.
Thailand banks on EU trade deal
The EU-India Free Trade Agreement, finalized in January 2026, grants India tariff-free access on 99.5% of exports to the EU, creating significant competitive pressure on Thailand’s labour-intensive sectors like textiles, garments, and seafood. With the EU-Thailand FTA still under negotiation—11 of 24 chapters finalized—Thai exports face increasing risks of trade diversion due to delayed preferential market access.
Korea-EU-strategic partnership
Korea and the European Union (EU) agreed to form a strategic economic partnership to expand bilateral ties in trade and economic security amid heightened global uncertainties, Seoul's trade ministry said.
How EU's CBAM expansion is adding new challenges for India despite the FTA
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement, exposes Indian manufacturers to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which could impose over $1.1 billion in annual costs by 2028. Despite a €500 million EU decarbonisation fund, Indian SMEs face a major challenge due to lack of granular emissions data and no special exemptions under CBAM.