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France makes U-turn on TTIP arbitration
EurActiv | 27-Feb-2015
In a letter to French MEPs, seen by EurActiv France, the French Secretariat General for European Affairs (SGAE) appears to have made a U-turn on the position so far defended by Mathias Fekl, the Secretary of State for Foreign Trade.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
La France fait marche arrière sur l’arbitrage dans le TTIP
EurActiv | 27-Feb-2015
Dans une note transmise aux élus français, le Secrétariat Général aux Affaires Européennes appelle à ne pas fermer totalement la porte aux mécanismes de règlements des différends investisseurs-Etat.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
The Trans-Pacific Partnership clause everyone should oppose
Washington Post | 26-Feb-2015
"Agreeing to ISDS in this enormous new treaty would tilt the playing field in the United States further in favor of big multinational corporations. Worse, it would undermine U.S. sovereignty," writes Elizabeth Warren.
keywords: CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
Update on Indonesia BITs review
IGJ | 26-Feb-2015
Indonesia for Global Justice together with Indonesian civil society networks met with the Director of Bilateral Cooperation of Investment Coordinating Board, Fritz Horas Silalahi, in Jakarta to discuss the review of Indonesia Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITS).
keywords: actions | resistance , Indonesia , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
ISDS in EU-Singapore deal too favourable to corporations, should be modified according to lead MEP David Martin
ViEUws | 26-Feb-2015
David Martin MEP (S&D, UK), the European Parliament’s rapporteur on the EU-Singapore trade deal, criticises the infamous ISDS (investor-to-state dispute settlement) part of the agreement.
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Singapore , video
La gauche européenne unie pour réformer les tribunaux d’arbitrage internationaux
Le Monde | 25-Feb-2015
A défaut de l’écarter complètement des négociations du Tafta/TTIP (et de son petit cousin, l’accord CETA entre l’Europe et le Canada), comme le réclame une bonne partie de la société civile, la gauche européenne souhaite réformer en profondeur ce mécanisme d’arbitrage pour limiter ses dérives.
keywords: Canada , EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
European Left united to reform international arbitration tribunals
Le Monde | 24-Feb-2015
Rather than abandoning completely the TTIP/TAFTA negotiations (and their little cousin CETA, an agreement between Canada and the EU) which is what a good part of civil society are calling for, the European Left wants to thoroughly reform this arbitral mechanism to limits its abuses.
keywords: Canada , EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
UNCTAD releases review of trends in investment agreements and investor-State dispute settlement
UNCTAD | 20-Feb-2015
​In 2014, countries concluded one international investment agreement every other week. Investors continue to use investor-State dispute settlement, but the number of new cases does not reach the record high of previous years.
keywords: ECT , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA
ISDS beyond TTIP: EU reforms and impacts on the Global South
TNI | 19-Feb-2015
Public event organised by Transnational Institute, Friends of the Earth Europe and Traidcraft on 4 March 2015 in Brussels
keywords: actions | resistance , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Corporate coup d’état: Those crappy trade deals
Counter Punch | 18-Feb-2015
The corporate media would prefer that people know nothing about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the US-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and other trade deals.
keywords: actions | resistance , Canada , corporate interests , CPTPP , energy , environment , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP , US