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Environmental group challenges Government over Australia trade deal
11-Jul-2023     edie
NGO Feedback has filed an application for a judicial review of the UK's Australian free trade agreement over its inadequate assessment of the environmental impact, claiming that it undermines the UK’s commitment to tackle climate change.
EU industry calls for a swift ratification of the agreement with Mercosur
11-Jul-2023     Premium Beauty
Cosmetics Europe, Cefic and a coalition of 17 other business associations representing different European industrial sectors call for a swift ratification of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement.
UK should quit ‘climate-wrecking’ energy treaty, say official advisers
11-Jul-2023     The Guardian
Climate Change Committee recommends leaving energy charter treaty, which critics say is ‘weaponised’ by fossil fuel firms.
Clive Palmer sues Australia for $41.3bn over alleged free trade rule breach
11-Jul-2023     The Guardian
Clive Palmer’s Zeph Investment’s second case against Australia is a $41.3bn claim that it breached the Asean free trade agreement in relation to coal exploration permits, it has emerged.
Tech giants play too big a role in US Indo-Pacific trade talks, critics say
10-Jul-2023     Bloomberg
Technology giants are drawing protests as they aggressively try to shape a new US trade deal with Australia, South Korea and other members of the Indo-Pacific region that account for 40% of global economic output.
Honduras and China held first FTA negotiations meeting
10-Jul-2023     Prensa Latina
The first meeting of negotiations for the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between Honduras and China was held here today so as to advance bilateral cooperation, the Foreign Ministry reported.
Farrell returns to Europe for free trade deal talks
10-Jul-2023     Yahoo
Trade Minister Don Farrell is heading back to Europe in a bid to break an impasse with the EU over a free trade deal.
Don’t copy the Kiwis: Australia urged to quit EU trade talks if offered New Zealand’s deal
10-Jul-2023     The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian farmers are urging Trade Minister Don Farrell to walk away from negotiations with the EU if the bloc offers a deal akin to the one signed with New Zealand in Brussels overnight.
EU, Latin America at odds on Ukraine and Mercosur trade ahead of big summit
10-Jul-2023     Politico
European and Latin American countries are miles apart on Ukraine and a Mercosur trade deal. The working text also eliminates references to the proposed signature of a deal between the EU and 79 countries of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States .
EU tables Energy Charter Treaty exit, citing climate concerns
10-Jul-2023     Euractiv
The European Commission proposed that EU countries jointly quit an international treaty that has been criticised for blocking efforts to fight climate change because its protection of energy investments extends to fossil fuels.