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Preferential trade deal with Iran to turn into FTA
5-Feb-2015 Daily Sabah
The Preferential Trade Agreement signed between Turkey and Iran will be extended and the agreement will be transformed into a free trade agreement, a Turkish minister says.
EU urged to move fast to ratify FTA with S’pore
5-Feb-2015 The Straits Times
Singapore and Germany urged European Union members to ratify the EU-Singapore free trade agreement (FTA) expeditiously, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel saying it was in Europe’s interest to do so quickly.
Seventh round of RCEP trade negotiations to be held next week
5-Feb-2015 Yonhap
Negotiations for an Asian free trade agreement, known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), will be held in Thailand next week.
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: An accident report
5-Feb-2015 ECIPE
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) was launched with highest of ambitions. Yet after more than 500 days of negotiations, the results are plainly discouraging.
What is brewing between India and the US on IPR?
5-Feb-2015 Business Today
Ssomething is brewing between the two countries on the issue of intellectual property rights.
Petitioners’ fears over EU-US trade deal well-grounded
5-Feb-2015 FT
It is very difficult to refute the general allegation that the TTIP agenda is driven by big business interests, writes John Kay
EU-US trade deal threatens food safety
5-Feb-2015 FOEE
The trade agreement being negotiated between the US and EU threatens public health, consumer rights and animal welfare standards, shows new analysis today by food and trade experts
Syriza-led Greek parliament ‘will never ratify TTIP’
5-Feb-2015 EurActiv
After making its voice heard in the debate over sanctions on Russia, the new government in Athens is now making its opposition known to the EU-US trade deal, TTIP.
TISA: Leaked document uncovers secret discussions that undermine access to health care
5-Feb-2015 TWHA
A secret discussion note for the Trade in Service Agreement (TISA) – leaked today by Associated Whistle-Blowing Press- uncovers that negotiators discuss reforms to the national health care systems in favour of international trade and the commercialisation of health care.
Regulatory cooperation: perhaps boring, but the TTIP storm on the horizon
4-Feb-2015 BEUC
Regulatory cooperation is on the face of it one of the least exciting concepts within the TTIP negotiations. But it is the coming storm on the horizon.
Tokyo offers to cut tariffs on US pork in TPP talks, sources say
3-Feb-2015 Kyodo
The Abe administration has proposed sharply cutting Japan’s tariff on a certain amount of US pork over a 10-year period in talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to sources.
Prof Stiglitz on TPP 2015
3-Feb-2015 Youtube
Professor Stiglitz addressing TPP negotiators in New York in January 2015.
Tiger skins and rhino horns: Can a trade deal halt the trafficking?
3-Feb-2015 NPR
The Obama administration is now trying to tackle wildlife trafficking by incorporating rules into the Trans-Pacific Partnership, known as the TPP.
Korea: Trade deficit with EU exceeds $10 billion
30-Jan-2015 Chosun Ilbo
It all started after the FTA went into effect. Korea had posted 11 straight years of trade surpluses with the EU from 1998 to 2011, but the balance shift into the red in 2012.
Trade agreement with Colombia and Peru tests our commitment to human rights
29-Jan-2015 Irish Times
The first significant test of Ireland’s reputation as defender of human rights comes today as the Dáil debates ratification of the EU Free Trade Agreement with Colombia and Peru.
Ashrawi praises MEPs call on suspending EU-Israel Association Agreement
29-Jan-2015 PNN
"It is time for the EU to reconsider its political and trade relations with Israel and agreements, including the EU-Israel Association Agreement which Israel has persistently violated,” PLO Executive Committee member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi said.
Economic recolonialization? The India-US Bilateral Investment Treaty: Not an easy ride
29-Jan-2015 Global Research
It’s official: India and the US will resume negotiations on a high-standard bilateral investment treaty (BIT).
Socialising losses, privatising gains: How Dutch investment treaties harm the public interest
29-Jan-2015 TNI
This paper shows how (the threat of) lawsuits taken to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes and other fora, using Dutch BITs, have effectively blocked policymaking in the public interest for development in host countries.
TTIP: Regulatory cooperation - a threat to democracy
29-Jan-2015 CEO
Video about the proposed regulatory cooperation chapter of the possible EU-US trade deal.
German carmakers say yes to TTIP
29-Jan-2015 Deutsche Welle
Top representatives from the German automobile industry met in Berlin to voice their support for TTIP. The controversial deal could save them billions of euros per year.