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last update: May 2012
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EU trade deals risk affordability of generic medicines for Global South
28-Jul-2023     Politico
The disproportionate intellectual property protections the bloc proposes could threaten the affordability of generics that countries like India and Indonesia export to poorer nations.
Stop unjust trade – Stop EU-Mercosur, EU-Chile and EU-Mexico
17-Jul-2023     S2B Network
We call upon political representatives to send a strong signal AGAINST the free trade (and investment) agreements between the EU, Mexico, Chile and the Mercosur and prepare the soil for a new era of just and sustainable cooperation between the two regions.
EU-Latin America summit will be an environmental car crash
13-Jul-2023     EU Observer
Civil society organisations, indigenous and social movements across Latin America are already mobilising to raise their voices during the summit against these harmful trade deals.
Joint letter: Energy Ministers must support a coordinated withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty
11-Jul-2023     CAN Europe
We call on you to support the Commission’s proposal for a coordinated withdrawal of the EU and all its member states from the Energy Charter Treaty and welcome a discussion of the ECT among energy ministers.
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 .
LEAK: EU to prioritise Mercosur deal, establish closer ties with Latin America
7-Jun-2023     Euractiv
The EU will prioritise concluding a long-delayed trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc and closer institutional cooperation as it seeks new allies to reduce economic dependencies on China and counter Russia.
UK targets services boost as Swiss trade talks begin
15-May-2023     Reuters
Britain and Switzerland will begin talks on an upgraded free trade agreement, with British trade secretary Kemi Badenoch flying to Bern aiming to boost financial and professional services exports.
Ukraine lodges protest to Poland and EU over restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural products
9-May-2023     Yahoo
Kyiv has lodged an official protest to Poland and the European Union over imposing restrictions on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products contrary to the Association Agreement.
Russia embarks on a major BRICS offensive to upgrade BIT and complete EAEU FTA agreements
20-Apr-2023     Russia Briefing
Trade meetings with China, Brazil and India are paving the way for a rapid increase in Russia-BRICS trade and underpinning its strengths
Germany to support critical minerals-rich countries build processing capacity
17-Apr-2023     Yahoo
Germany wants to help countries that are rich in critical minerals such as Chile, Indonesia and Namibia to build their own processing infrastructure to cut dependency on China.