Wikileaks has leaked five negotiation texts pertaining to the Trade in Services Agreement process. The texts bear June and July 2016 dates and were presumably discussed during last round of negotiations in July in Geneva. The revealed texts are: the consolidated version of the core text of TiSA; an EU 30-page …
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Report: TiSA needs to prepare for expansion to China, developing countries
A new report published by the German Development Institute calls on TiSA parties to pay closer attention to ensuring developing countries can join later and are not negatively affected by the deal.
Exclusive: EU delay in tabling data flow language in TiSA
The EU is running late in tabling its text on data flows in TiSA due to internal Commission wranglings over data privacy.
TiSA – contentious issues outstanding as contours becoming visible
The EU Commission released a report on the last round of TiSA negotiations that took place early July in Geneva. The report reveals that the contours of TiSA are clearly taking shape. However, a read in between the lines shows that fundamental differences persist on a variety of topics. The …
TiSA,TTIP: EU and US battle over “new services”
USTR is stepping up its offensive moves to get the interests of its competitive digital industry heard in international trade talks. The EU has already been feeling the heat in TiSA and TTIP as transatlantic negotiations move from Geneva to Brussels this week. New services are among the key issues …
TiSA: Services Coalition calls for progress in e-commerce, telecommunications
Services groups see insufficient progress in e-commerce, telecommunications, finance, delivery services and movement of professionals in TiSA as parties aim towards endgame in 2016. ID.
Commission letter to Parliament on TiSA rebuffs MEP demands on ratchet clauses, labour rights, outlines priorities
This week the 23 parties to the Trade in Services Agreement negotiations are holding a lengthy round of talks with the aim to come close to an endgame later this year. A fresh exchange of market access offers is scheduled for October this year. In this context, Borderlex has been …
TiSA: MEPs on collision course with Commission
Trade Commissioner Malmström today said that the plurilateral trade negotiations on services could be finalised by end 2016. A new 12-day round of talks will start next week with the aim to approach the endgame phase. The EU’s latest market access offer tabled in late May was perceived as disappointing …
