The European Commission reportedly proposed a model for the fast track ratification of trade deals that should be applied for the first time to the new trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand.
A new battle is taking shape on the world scene. It sees China and the West compete in affirming their respective investment standards around the globe.
The EC claimed intra-EU investment treaty arbitration is in breach of EU law. If the CJEU were to confirm the decision of the EC, the application of the ICSID Convention within the EU would be seriously endangered.
La Comisión Europea empieza el nuevo año político con algunas novedades, pero con la intención de mantener los mecanismos que blindan a las multinacionales en el marco de los acuerdos comerciales.
Observers of the ISDS debate in Europe should be concerned when the official position of an Advocate General before the European Court of Justice can be tied to the ISDS industry.
The Opinion misses the much needed opportunity for a thorough and balanced reflection on the many challenges that ISDS, and investment disputes in general, pose to the EU legal and judicial system.
La mayoría de los arbitrajes contra España han sido iniciados por inversores de otros Estados de la UE, por lo que esta situación es contraria al Derecho de la Unión.