8-Sep-2025
The Brussels Times
Farmers from Belgium and neighbouring countries gathered in Brussels on Thursday evening to protest against a trade deal with Mercosur, proposed by the European Commission just a day earlier.
5-Sep-2025
The Africa report
AGOA supporters believe their best hope is for a short-term renewal as part of a broader bill. Options include the Continuing Resolution government funding bill and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), both of which must pass before the start of the new fiscal year on 1 October.
5-Sep-2025
La Via Campesina
Through years of internal consultations, the movement has developed a set of initial proposals, which she presented with an invitation for broader input and collaboration.
5-Sep-2025
European Coordination Via Campesina
The European agri-food sector will bear the huge economic and social costs of the deal, as the burden of US debt is shifted to EU farmers.
4-Sep-2025
Friends of the Earth Europe
Friends of the Earth Europe calls on Member States and the European Parliament to vote no to the ratification of the toxic EU-Mercosur deal.
4-Sep-2025
Veblen Institute
The French state is being sued by two Russian investment companies (controlled by a sanctioned oligarch), in connection with the “Montagne d’Or” mining megaproject in French Guiana.
4-Sep-2025
Financial Express
Switzerland has eased rules to implement its FTA with India, effective October 1. The pact promises $100 bn EFTA investments, boosts market access for pharma, machinery, and agri goods, while keeping gold duties untouched to balance trade between the two partners.
4-Sep-2025
Focus on the Global South
The Forum for Trade Justice warns the US-India FTA is less about fair trade and more about economic subjugation, urging India to defend its long-term development, ecological security, and global multipolar standing by rejecting coercive terms and ensuring inclusive, parliamentary-level scrutiny.
