The hasty retreat of the US into protectionism, the trade implications of Brexit and the hurried passage of CETA through the European Parliament herald a new era in international trade policy.
Europe is likely to increase business with Canada after the EU parliament gave the green light to the controversial free trade deal CETA. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to address the parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday, after seven years of tough talks. RFI takes a look at what happens next.
Influenced by events like Brexit and protectionist moves by US President Donald Trump, the EU’s trade in food is going through a period of change. EURACTIV’s partner EFE AGRO reports.
The 70-year Transatlantic alliance between the United States and the Europe was formed around common values and norms that demanded commitment not just to democracy, the rule of law and human rights, but also to the values of a liberal economy that supported free, fair and open rule-based trade
I recently testified at a joint subcommittee hearing held by the House Foreign Affairs Committee about prospects for a US - UK free trade agreement (my written statement is here). I focused on the possible content of the agreement.
PUBLIC-SECTOR unions urged MEPs yesterday to throw out the latest incarnation of anti-democratic corporate courts written into international trade deals.
The pause in TTIP implementation process between the EU and the US will remain until the new US administration makes new steps, European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom told Sputnik Wednesday.
As many people suspected, and as is becoming more and more obvious, the UK, with its sweatshop economy, weak productivity and huge trade deficit, is going to find itself in very chilly waters after we leave the EU
The United States under the new administration may discard the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) just like it did with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), to pave the way for new trade policy, focused on local economies and sustainable jobs, experts told Sputnik.
Amid rising anti-globalization sentiment, the EU-Canada trade pact has moved a step closer to reality after the EU trade committee gave its backing. MEPs see the deal as a symbolic show of support for open markets.
Former World Trade Organisation chief and EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy has denounced Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policy for being outdated, telling a EurActiv event he isn’t concerned that European politicians will follow the new US president’s cue.
An Austrian petition against EU free trade agreements with the United States and Canada has been signed by 562,000 people, and organizers are calling for parliament to reject both pacts.
The US and the EU will remain strategic partners, despite the incongruence of positions in some key issues. Thus, the Europeans do not agree with the position of the new US administration, which banned citizens of seven countries from entering the United States. In addition, the EU continues to uphold the principle of free international trade, while Washington withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. However, as the European Commission Chief Spokesperson, Margaritis Shinas, said, "The United States is a strategic partner of the EU, because the intensity and scope of our relations in various areas are important not only for our bilateral relations, but also for global stability."
VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian petition against EU free trade agreements with the United States and Canada has been signed by 562,000 people, and organizers are calling for parliament to reject both pacts.
The outcome of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will determine what happens with other trade deals such as TTIP and Mercosur, Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy has said.
It has become clear, if it wasn’t before, that there is a fundamental choice between pursuing progressive policies and a hard Brexit. Rather than enabling Corbyn’s Britain – the regulations, state aid and nationalisation desired by many on the Left – a hard Brexit could derail these visions. Leaving the EU isn’t just going to consume government and parliament now, it is likely to dominate the next decade, politically and financially constraining any government in the future.
Katainen and Tusk urge the Trump administration to abandon his trade policy plans, showing own leverage in trade politics in order to increase pressure
Der EuGH entschied in seinem Achmea-Urteil, dass Investitionsschutzabkommen zwischen EU-Staaten mit dem EU-Recht unvereinbar sei. Achmea ist ein deutliches Indiz dafür, dass auch die Investitionsschutz-Vereinbarungen in CETA problematisch für die Autonomie des EU-Rechts sind.
Trumps Serie von Drohungen diese Woche war ein Doppelschlag. Erstens drohte er damit, nationale Sicherheitszölle auf Stahl und Aluminium zu erheben, vor allem gegen Kanada und Mexiko (zusammen mit Korea und Japan). Dann schlug er eine Alternative vor: Er würde diese Länder freistellen, wenn sie bestimmten Forderungen der USA zustimmen.
Extended patent protections under Canada’s free trade deal with the European Union could cost the Canadian federal government some $270 million a year, according to a new report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
Commissioner Malmström debated challenges and opportunities with local leaders and reassures their voice will be taken into account within negotiations
Thursday 16 October 2014, WikiLeaks released a second updated version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Intellectual Property Rights Chapter. The TPP is the world's largest economic trade agreement that will, if it comes into force, encompass more than 40 per cent of the world's GDP. The IP Chapter covers topics from pharmaceuticals, patent registrations and copyright issues to digital rights. Experts say it will affect freedom of information, civil liberties and access to medicines globally.
According to a leaked document, trade ministers from 14 EU member states wrote last week to incoming European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, urging him not to jettison “difficult issues” like the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in the face of public opposition – “tempting as it may be” – and reminding him that he has a mandate from EU member states to include some form of ISDS in the trade negotiations with Washington.
Europeans are in uproar at chaotic attempts by the EU presidency to rush through 'secret courts' for investors to sue governments who try to protect their citizens and public services.
Publicly, business lobby groups are heavily pushing the idea that TTIP will benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). But behind closed doors they admit the reality: that small companies will “face increased competition” and that “benefits remain hypothetical”.
The ability to enact effective and fair tax systems to finance vital public services is one of the defining features of sovereignty,' says Global Justice Now—one that is threatened by corporate trade deals.
Trade chief told oil giant in secret talks that free trade deal could address its concerns over regulations restricting activities in developing countries
The legal scrub of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) is “virtually complete” and the current timeline suggests the deal will be implemented in early 2017, Canada’s chief negotiator — Steve Verheul — told the House of Commons international trade committee Tuesday morning.
The Transatlantic Agreement on Trade and Services between the EU and the US, is one of the biggest challenges for our continent and civil society. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership or TTIP as we use to call it, aims to create a free trade zone between the US and the EU, in which products and services will move freely without economic and/or regulatory restrictions.
Waiting in the wings, and still being negotiated largely in secret is the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The agreement, between the U.S. and the 28-nation European Union, has been formally discussed through 12 rounds of negotiations, with another round scheduled for some time this month. Both sides would like to conclude this treaty by the end of 2016.
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