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The Energy Charter Treaty threatens the European Green Deal, NGOs denounce
16-Mar-2020     Glasgow Guardian
Civil society activists and scientific experts denounce the unsustainable practice of investment disputes under the Energy Charter Treaty.
South Africa raises poultry-import tariffs, drawing US ire
16-Mar-2020     Bloomberg
The announcement immediately drew criticism from the US government, which previously threatened to exclude South Africa from a preferential trade agreement after a disagreement over the levies in 2015.
Any UK/US trade deal must put jobs and rights first
16-Mar-2020     Left Foot Forward
The UK Trade Union Congress and its US counterpart, the AFL-CIO, have warned the White House and Downing Street that any trade deal between the UK and USA must put workers’ jobs and rights first.
Warning for EU trade talks as coronavirus rules out face-to-face negotiations
16-Mar-2020     Express
Brexit trade talks are set to continue this week but will be conducted online because of the coronavirus crisis - potentially risking a breakdown in negotiations, with one expert warning "it's not practical".
China proposes standards on hormone residues in beef after US trade deal
16-Mar-2020     Reuters
China has drawn up food safety standards on residue limits of growth hormones in beef, a move seen as a further step towards opening up its market to American imports of the meat.
Brexit: EU drafts trade deal ahead of talks with UK
16-Mar-2020     BBC
The British negotiating team will take a red pen to large sections of this EU draft treaty.
EU-UK FTA: EU draft text (12 Mar 2020)
16-Mar-2020     European Commission
ASEAN presses on with the RCEP without India: How they covered it
16-Mar-2020     ASEAN Today
Despite India’s decision to withdraw from the final stages of negotiations to form the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the remaining parties hope to get the free trade agreement (FTA) signed off by the end of the year.
Indo-American trade: FTA talks may start after US elections
16-Mar-2020     Financial Express
At a joint press meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi last month, American President Donald Trump had said India and the US had agreed to focus on a “comprehensive trade deal".
China-EU summit to be postponed due to coronavirus - sources
13-Mar-2020     WHBL
A summit planned for the end of March in Beijing between China and the European Union is set to be postponed due to the coronavirus.