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The arbitration clause in the Agreement between the Netherlands and Slovakia on the protection of investments is not compatible with EU law
Court of Justice of the European Union | 6-Mar-2018
That clause removes from the mechanism of judicial review of EU law disputes which may relate to the application or interpretation of that law.
keywords: EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands , Slovakia
Accords d’investissement : les nouvelles balises wallonnes déjà enfreintes ?
CNCD 11.11.11 | 2-Mar-2018
Les nouvelles balises adoptées ce mercredi au Parlement wallon concernant les accords commerciaux seront-elles déjà piétinées dès ce vendredi ?
keywords: Belgium , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
El Consejo de la Unión Europea quiere dividir los tratados comerciales ‘caso por caso’
No al TTIP | 27-Feb-2018
Los países de la UE planean solicitar a la Comisión Europea que no divida automáticamente la parte de la protección de la inversión de los acuerdos comerciales, sino que aplique la nueva arquitectura para los acuerdos comerciales de la UE “caso por caso, dependiendo del socio de negociación” según el borrador de Conclusiones del Consejo Informal de Ministros de Comercio de la UE
keywords: EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Des investissements internationaux pas si avantageux, selon... l’OCDE !
Alternatives Economiques | 22-Feb-2018
Une étude de l’OCDE énumère tous les effets négatifs de l’investissement international notamment sur les pays en développement : éviction des entreprises locales, impact environnemental dans les industries lourdes et extractives, « perturbations sociales d’une commercialisation accélérée ».
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Trudeau pushes controversial investor-state dispute settlement provision on trip to India
Council of Canadians | 21-Feb-2018
Negotiations on a Canada-India FIPPA were launched in September 2004 and concluded in 2007, but the deal was never signed.
keywords: Canada , India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
How international investment agreements have made debt restructuring even more difficult and costly
South Centre | 19-Feb-2018
Inconsistencies and even contradictions have emerged in dispute settlement decisions, sometimes at the expense of public good, sovereignty and financial and economic stability.
keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Ecuador: El retorno de los Tratados Bilaterales de “Invasión”
HispanTV | 19-Feb-2018
La maquinaria neocolonial y neoliberal avanza en Ecuador bajo el discurso de la apertura comercial y la reactivación económica.
keywords: Ecuador , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Civil society recommendations for the investment chapter of the revised EU-Mexico FTA
S2B | 16-Feb-2018
The undersigned organisations take the position that it is advisable to break away from the fundamentally flawed and increasingly controversial ISDS system.
keywords: actions | resistance , EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , Mexico
The EU - Indonesia CEPA negotiations
TNI | 16-Feb-2018
We call on the EU and Indonesia to use the CEPA negotiations to design an investment chapter that prioritises equitable and sustainable development.
keywords: environment , EU , Indonesia , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Sacrificing sovereignty and human potential in the name of economic growth
Politheor | 15-Feb-2018
Why are countries so gripped in their quest for economic growth that they are empowering multinational corporations at the expense of their citizens?
keywords: human rights , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , sovereignty | democracy