EU
European Law Blog | 7-Sep-2017
Recently, the ECJ has found Germany in breach of its obligations under the Habitats Directive for authorising the operation of a coal-fired power plant near Hamburg.
Undercurrent News | 7-Sep-2017
Poland is looking to block part of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta) between the EU and Canada, over concerns for a planned mechanism for resolving disputes.
Belga | 6-Sep-2017
La Belgique demandera l’avis de la Cours européenne sur la compatibilité du "Système juridictionnel des investissements" du CETA avec les traités européens
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Belgium ,
Canada ,
EU ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
reformed ISDS
FOEE | 6-Sep-2017
Belgium has requested an opinion from the European Court of Justice on the ’Investment Court System’ included in the EU-Canada trade deal, to determine if the ICS is compatible with the European Treaties
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Belgium ,
Canada ,
EU ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
reformed ISDS
Volterra Fietta | 26-Jul-2017
The data lead to the inexorable conclusion that the European Commission’s declaration that “investment treaty arbitration is dead” is wrong by a ratio of over 1:3,000.
CETRI | 24-Jul-2017
De plus en plus de voix s’élèvent en Europe contre les accords de libre-échange, y compris au sein des parlements. Ces critiques annoncent-elles une rupture ? Pour mesurer la portée et les limites de ces accords, il vaut la peine de s’intéresser à leurs impacts dans le Sud ainsi qu’aux résistances qu’ils y ont suscitées.
Le Figaro | 11-Jul-2017
L’Union européenne pourrait exclure les investissements de ses futurs accords commerciaux, y compris celui avec le Japon, ce qui faciliterait leur négociation et leur ratification, a laissé entendre le vice-président de la Commission Jyrki Katainen.
EurActiv | 11-Jul-2017
The European Union could drop investment from major free trade deals in an effort to ease ratification, Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen.
International Economic Law and Policy Blog | 10-Jul-2017
The EU and Japan seemed to have scrapped the classic BIT/investor protection architecture as a model.
Greenpeace | 26-Jun-2017
A leak of documents related to a looming trade deal with Japan (known as JEFTA) has revealed the EU’s failure to live up to improve transparency and uphold environmental standards in trade policy promises.
