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11-Mar-2015 Wall Street Journal
Unions to fight trade pact by freezing political donations
Dozens of major labor unions plan to freeze campaign contributions to members of Congress to pressure them to oppose fast-track trade legislation sought by President Barack Obama , according to labor officials. -
11-Mar-2015 Express Tribune
Focus on private sector: Washington rules out trade agreement with Islamabad
US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker finally admitted publicly that the Obama administration no longer has the ability to get legislative approval for any trade agreements with Pakistan, and hence is focusing on getting more US businesses to invest in Pakistan. -
11-Mar-2015 Roll Call
Time for Menendez to stand against TPP for the sake of Latinos nationwide
The TPP would displace 1.2 million workers across Mexico and the Caribbean and nearly 170,000 in the US, according to Mary O’Rourke, an industry analyst. -
11-Mar-2015 Xinhua
China, Georgia start feasibility study on FTA
China and Georgia have agreed to set up a joint working group to study the feasibility of a free trade agreement, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce. -
11-Mar-2015 HortiBiz
East Africa wants deal with non-EU countries
The East African Community (EAC) wants to expand its European market for horticultural products (flowers, vegetables and fruits) through a new trade partnership with Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Iceland. -
10-Mar-2015 The Guardian
TTIP must not allow companies to sue EU countries for environmental laws, say MPs
A major free trade deal should not allow US companies to sue European nations when they pass environmental laws that hurt their profits, MPs in the UK said on Tuesday. -
10-Mar-2015 EU
TiSA - EU negotiating mandate (2013)
As published by the European Council on 10 March 2015 -
10-Mar-2015 European Council
Trade in services agreement: negotiating mandate made public
The Council decided on 10 March 2015 to declassify the mandate given to the Commission to negotiate an international agreement on trade in services. -
10-Mar-2015 Czech News Agency
LN: Czech state hampers EU-Georgia deal over firm’s interests
The Czech Foreign Ministry has been using the association agreement between the European Union and Georgia as an instrument of pressure exerted on the Georgian authorities in order to protect the investments of the Czech Energo-Pro firm, daily Lidove noviny (LN) writes Monday. -
10-Mar-2015 Tax-News.com
EFTA, Mercosur moot free trade agreement
The European Free Trade Association (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein) and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela) have agreed to initiate an exploratory dialogue with a view to possible future trade negotiations, EFTA said. -
10-Mar-2015 Tax News
Laos, Vietnam expand free trade agreement
Laos and Vietnam signed an improved free trade agreement (FTA) on March 3, 2015, to replace their existing treaty dating back to 1998. -
10-Mar-2015 Estrella Digital
TTIP or the disintegration of the EU
Ecologistas en Acción and ‘No al TTIP’ consider that the EU-US trade agreement will mean reductions in labor rights and these will be justified by “cost reduction based on the anti-trade union policy of the US – that has not ratified ILO conventions – and on labor reforms imposed by the Troika”. -
9-Mar-2015 The Guardian
"We won’t just rubber-stamp the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Workers deserve better"
Progressives in US Congress believe that fair trade agreements are possible – but not if the administration follows the old model for negotiations -
9-Mar-2015 Scoop
Thousands protest in NZ against Pacific-wide free trade
Thousands of New Zealanders turned out in protests across the country Saturday against a Pacific-wide free trade deal claimed to be “selling out” the people’s future. -
9-Mar-2015 Financial Express
European Union intensifying efforts for negotiations on India FTA
EU officials say that while they are looking at a ‘political push’ from India to kick-start the stalled negotiations, the 28-nation bloc is willing to be flexible in resolving the contentious issues. -
9-Mar-2015 Jakarta Post
Asia-Pacific to strike deal by year-end
Sixteen nations across the Asia-Pacific region expect to conclude talks that will free up trade and investment in a region that covers 28 percent of the world’s economy by the end of this year, say high-ranking officials from Indonesia and China. -
9-Mar-2015 Yonhap
S. Korea ’natural candidate’ for Pacific trade deal: US official
Implementing a bilateral trade deal with the United States as well as a number of key regional players makes South Korea a "natural candidate" to join ongoing discussions for the Washington-led Pacific Rim trading bloc, but it needs to make a stronger commitment in wider areas, a senior American official said Monday. -
9-Mar-2015 Eureasia Review
Why is Malaysia so interested in joining the TPP? – Analysis
Why is the Malaysian government so committed to signing the TPP despite its lack of popularity amongst various quarters in Malaysian society? -
9-Mar-2015 CRI
China, US basically complete text negotiation on BIT
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has announced the text of a bilateral investment treaty with the United States has been completed. -
8-Mar-2015 No al TTIP
The TTIP will lead to 600 000 job losses in the EU
A study presented in the European Parliament predicted that the controversial agreement that Brussels and Washington are negotiating behind closed doors would bring about losses in jobs, economic capacity, salaries as well as exports.