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BITs with EC, South Asia to continue
Pakistani government decides to avoid future investment treaties and cancels agreements posing legal risks.
Japan and the European Union start negotiations to include provisions on the free flow of data into the Japan-EU EPA with the European Union
Japan and the European Union have been exchanging views on the reassessment of the need for including provisions on the free flow of data into the Japan-EU EPA.
EU races to strengthen trade and diplomatic ties with Indonesia
EU-Indonesia relations have soured over a handful of trade disputes, most of which have gone to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for review. Yet tensions are expected to ease once the WTO makes its recommendations by the end of the year.
DTI calls for resumption of PH-EU FTA nego
The Philippines has expressed its readiness to resume negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union and the planned visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Brussels in December this year could help advance the trade deal negotiation.
CETA: An attack on health, the environment, consumer protection and democracy
The trade agreement disempowers the European Parliament and strengthens the influence of corporations.
CETA still not fully delivering
The Canadian agriculture sector wants the federal government to make progress on removing technical barriers, five years after the deal was signed.
Brussels looks to evade EU capitals to get Mercosur deal done
The European Commission is trying to split the trade agreement to shorten the lengthy ratification process. Countries won’t like it.
Investors v. Climate action
What recent case law and treaty reforms may mean for the future of investment arbitration in the energy sector.
Brazil's Lula expects to reach trade agreement with EU in six months if elected
Brazilian presidential candidate said he should reach an agreement on a trade deal between South America's Mercosur trade bloc and the European Union within six months, if he wins October's presidential election.
Five years into Canada-Europe trade deal, full ratification not guaranteed
Canada's trade deal with the European Union has been operating in draft mode for five years, raising doubts it will ever be formally implemented.