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Indian farmers reject proposed trade deals with West and prepare for July 9 national strike
9-Jul-2025     People Dispatch
Major Indian farmer’s groups have announced they will participate in the upcoming July 9 national strike call made by the central trade unions against the government’s anti-worker policies.
Civil society groups say there is now even more reason to keep ISDS out of the RCEP
7-Jul-2025     bilaterals.org
Civil society organisations from the 15 member countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), call upon RCEP governments to continue to exclude Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) from the RCEP.
Over 280 Ecuadorian and international organizations speak out against the criminalization and violence against environmental defenders resisting Canadian mining
4-Jul-2025     Mining Watch
This criminalization and violence is occurring while Ecuador and Canada seek to ratify a free trade agreement that will only increase Canadian mining investment in the country.
United call by EU farmers’ and agricultural workers’ organisations to oppose the EU-Mercosur trade agreement
3-Jul-2025     European Coordination Via Campesina
We, the undersigned organisations representing the diverse interests of European farmers and agricultural workers – COPA-COGECA, CEJA, ECVC and EFFAT – urge you to firmly oppose the conclusion of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement in its current form.
Albanese revives push for Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement at G7 Summit
3-Jul-2025     AFTINET
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reaffirmed Australia’s ambition to finalise a long-delayed Free Trade Agreement with the European Union.
Why Kenya-UAE economic deal could be disastrous for Kenya's health sector
2-Jul-2025     The standard
On January 14, President William Ruto and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan signed the Kenya-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), touted as the UAE’s first such deal with a mainland African country.
Aftershock in Groningen
2-Jul-2025     SOMO
How Shell and ExxonMobil use arbitration to offload the costs of closing the Netherlands’ largest gas field.
Trump bullies Canada on behalf of Big Tech, workers continue to lose out
1-Jul-2025     Public Citizen
Canada announced that it would drop its 3 percent digital services tax on major technology companies after President Trump announced he would be “terminating” all trade discussions with Canada because of its digital tax.
Malaysia too hasty in signing EFTA trade agreement
1-Jul-2025     Consumers' Association of Penang
Consumers' Association of Penang express strong disappointment over Malaysia's rushed signing of a trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, criticizing the government's failure to address concerns about the intellectual property (IP) provisions.
AfCFTA annexes under wraps as talks continue behind closed doors
27-Jun-2025     bilaterals.org
African governments are deep in consultations over new annexes to the African Continental Free Trade Area, according to sources aware of the negotiations. Though what exactly is on the table remains largely opaque.