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Kawana Bay developers say amicable settlement remains open
Caribbean National Weekly | 25-Jan-2023
The developers of the hotel project in Grenada say while an amiable settlement remains open, the “extensive damage to the project caused by the actions of the former government has severely complicated and handicapped the efforts towards settlement.
keywords: Grenada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , services , US
EU amaga con ir a panel ante el T-MEC por caso del maíz transgénico
El Economista | 24-Jan-2023
La USTR dijo que funcionarios estadounidenses continúan trabajando con sus homólogos mexicanos para abordar las “graves preocupaciones” con las políticas de biotecnología de México.
keywords: GMOs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Bite Latvia shareholder appeals to govt over 5G action by regulator SPRK
Telecompaper | 24-Jan-2023
The US-based company Providence Equity Partners claims that certain actions by national public service regulator SPRK indicate a possible violation of the bilateral investment agreement between the US and Latvian governments.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Latvia , telecommunications , US
US government seeks to dismiss Keystone XL pipeline case, while taxpayers have already spent $250,000 to NAFTA arbitration tribunal
Public Citizen | 20-Jan-2023
The State Department requested the $15 billion case be thrown out on jurisdictional grounds, as President Joe Biden revoked the permit for the pipeline on his first day in office, long after the US-Mexico Canada Agreement was in effect.
keywords: climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
España acude de urgencia a Holanda para no pagar 291 millones por las renovables
Voz Populi | 16-Jan-2023
El Estado busca soluciones desesperadas para anular el laudo que condena a España a indemnizar a la estadounidense NextEra con 290 millones por el recorte a las primas de las renovables
keywords: ECT , energy , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands , Spain , US
Carta al presidente Joe Biden: STOP ISDS!
América Latina Mejor sin TLC | 13-Jan-2023
La Plataforma América Latina Mejor Sin TLC, junto a organizaciones amigas en los Estados Unidos, lanzó una carta abierta a Joe Biden, pidiéndole que elimine el ISDS de los acuerdos de libre comercio y los tratados de inversión existentes en las Américas.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Latin America , US
Three amigos or fair-weather friends?
The Monitor | 11-Jan-2023
This week’s North American Leaders’ summit is soured by dubious challenges to Mexican food and energy sovereignty.
keywords: Canada , energy , GMOs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Un montage passant par la Belgique pour échapper à l’impôt recalé
Le Soir | 9-Jan-2023
Un tribunal arbitral a condamné la Corée du Sud sur un volet du dossier l’opposant au fonds d’investissement Lone Star mais a confirmé que le montage fiscal réalisé par le fonds américain avait pour unique objectif d’échapper à l’imposition.
keywords: Belgium , finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Korea , US
Access (Amway) vs Mexico: San Isidro’s people struggle to get their land back
GRAIN | 1-Jan-2023
keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , investor-state disputes | ISDS , land , Mexico , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Próspera vs. Honduras: Corporate colonialism
Public Citizen | 21-Dec-2022
keywords: CAFTA , Honduras , investor-state disputes | ISDS , services , sovereignty | democracy , US