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UK court may seize Spanish sovereign assets amid international arbitration quagmire
The claims have been brought forward under the Energy Charter Treaty, an international convention which allows companies to sue signatory countries over decisions that affect their energy investments.
EU seeks to conclude Australian free-trade deal the summer
The European Union is seeking to conclude a free-trade agreement with Australia by the summer, even as the two sides still need to work through some of the more contentious issues.
Singapore and EU sign digital trade agreement
Singapore and the EU signed a digital trade agreement in February, making it the fifth of its kind signed by the city-state.
EU plans to regulate third-party funding in litigation and international arbitration
On 13th September 2022, the EU Parliament voted to approve a resolution proposing a directive on the regulation of third-party funding entitled “Responsible private funding of litigation”.
Kenya to sign EU economic partnership agreement in June
Kenya and the European Commission have agreed to review the EU Economic Partnership Agreement.
Hungary digs in against Europe's Africa-Caribbean-Pacific deal
Something has to give, and it’s either Hungary, the European Union, or a decadeslong partnership between the EU and 79 African, Caribbean, and Pacific states that many say has had its day.
EU digital trade rules: undermining attempts to rein in Big Tech
This report shows how Big Tech companies are working to constrain the ability of EU democratic bodies to regulate their activities in the public interest through “trade” agreements, which are binding and permanent.
India, EU conclude another round of talks for proposed trade agreement
India and the European Union (EU) on Saturday concluded the fourth round of talks for a comprehensive free trade agreement in Brussels, a a move aimed at further strengthening economic ties between the two sides.
EU agri ministers push back against Mercosur deal
A number of EU countries spoke out against reviving the EU-Mercosur trade deal during a meeting of agriculture ministers in Brussels on Monday 20 March. But with an agreement already hammered out, room for change is limited.
Breaking: Civil society denounce leaked joint instrument on EU-Mercosur deal as blatant greenwashing
Documents leaked reveal that the EU-Mercosur deal’s proposed annex, supposedly intended to safeguard the environment, climate and human rights, does nothing to achieve this.