The European Union and Japan will launch the world's largest free trade zone early next year after their economic partnership cleared a final hurdle on Wednesday.
Sir Peter Westmacott, the former UK ambassador in Washington, warned that the Trump administration was playing "hardball" and would likely demand that the UK...
We need to oppose both the EU’s neoliberal free trade policy and Trump’s nationalist approach and advocate for a radically different trade model that puts people and the environment at its center.
In what the EU chief called a "major concession," U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Wednesday to refrain from imposing car tariffs while the two sides launch negotiations to cut other trade barriers, easing the threat of a transatlantic trade war.
Today, parliament voted through a trade deal that threatens to lock us into the politics of austerity and high risk globalisation, whatever the cost and whoever comes to power in the future.
Rund 25 Jahre nach einer grossen Privatisierungswelle sind viele Briten unzufrieden, zum Beispiel mit dem Bahnverkehr. Verstaatlichung gilt als Option, geht aber am Problem vorbei.
If a government ratifies investment treaties and provides foreigners with access to investor-state arbitration, they will receive additional foreign investment. This has been the premise of investment law for over 50 years. Is it true? Two decades of studies testing this premise have been inconclusive. Since statistics on foreign investment are notoriously unreliable, they are unlikely to provide a clear answer anytime soon.
Italy's populist Five Star Movement on Friday posted online a final version of its so-called "contract" with the rightwing League, outlining how the two forces plan to govern Italy.
Sofern in Freihandelsabkommen Schiedsgerichte vereinbart würden, hätten Investoren die Möglichkeit öffentliche Regulierungen anzugreifen, sagte Peter Fuchs von der Organisation PowerShift im Dlf. Das könne für den Steuerzahler sehr teuer werden.
EU member states approved the Commission plans to keep investment protection provisions seperate from trade agreements so that they can be approved without the ratification of national or regional parliaments.
Swedish utility Vattenfallhas no legal grounds to ask a U.S. arbitration courtif it can claim 4.7 billion euros ($5.6 billion) from Berlinfor forcing it to halt nuclear production, the German governmenthas said in a letter.
While few people in Europe have heard of the 'Achmea' ruling, the case will have far-reaching consequences. Member states must understand the implications of the case quickly - especially those considering ratifying the EU-Canada trade agreement.
Market failure and voter discontent is forcing the state to reassert itself: "A poll published last year by the Legatum Institute and Populus found that they favour public ownership of the UK’s water (83 per cent), electricity (77 per cent), gas (77 per cent) and railway (76 per cent). Voters are weary of the substandard service and excessive prices that characterise many private companies."
This paper reviews alleged societal benefits and costs of International Investment Agreements (IIAs) as suggested by academia, governments, business and civil
OTTAWA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Canada on Friday filed a request for panel review within the framework of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) over the U.S. decision to impose duties on imports of Bombardier jet airliners, the Canadian Foreign Ministry said Friday.
The recent Eiser v. Spain ICSID award is yet another example of a state being condemned to pay a large monetary sum merely because an investor has been economically disadvantaged by a reasonable and necessary regulatory change.
Friends of the Earth Europe welcomes the decision of the Belgian government to file a request for an opinion to the European Court of Justice on the Investment Court System (ICS) included in the EU-Canada trade deal CETA [1]. The ECJ will now examine if the ICS is compatible with the European Treaties. An opinion from the Court finding an incompatibility would put the future of the CETA ratification in doubt.
Ahead of the Hamburg G-20 summit, the EU trade conflict with the U.S. is threatening to escalate. Both Brussels and Washington are looking into sanctions and Chancellor Merkel is concerned that a fiasco could ensue. By SPIEGEL Staff
Der Handelspakt zwischen der EU und Japan soll Im- und Exporte kräftig ankurbeln. Die Partner wollen das Abkommen schnellstmöglich absegnen. Doch geheime Dokumente, die <em>NDR, WDR und </em>SZ vorliegen, offenbaren gravierende Mängel für Europas Verbraucher. <em>Lena Kampf </em>gibt fünf Beispiele<em>.</em>
In negotiations with the European Union on an economic partnership agreement, Japan may be reviewing several compromises in areas including university and
With NAFTA renegotiations about to begin, Public Citizen has compiled the latest information on how NAFTA’s outcomes measure up to its proponents’ promises. This is the second of a four-part expose.
The European Commission is negotiating a free trade deal with Japan behind closed doors. Critics complain that Brussels has learned nothing from the controversy surrounding CETA and TTIP.
Plans to bring most of Canada's new trade deal with the European Union into effect by July 1 may be unravelling due to a new dispute over who gets to import EU cheese.
Africans are insisting on actual economic development which is leaving European trade negotiators exasperated. Rick Rowden explains why their stand is historic and right.