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Some of the stories we’ll be talking about:

– WTO ruling on EU’s animal welfare-based ban on products of seal hunting
http://www.eurasiareview.com/30062015-eu-reaches-agreement-on-seal-trade-products/

– European Parliament Socialist and Democrats Group Votes on Compromise Proposal to Keep Investor Protection in TTIP, but to Propose Replacing ISDS Arbitration w/ International Trade Court; European Parliament Vote on Proposal to Follow
http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/parliaments-ttip-vote-cleared-sd-new-isds-315912

– Growing movement of artists vs. TTIP (maybe a WBAI Arts Magazine story in that?)
http://www.artistsagainstttip.org/

– Bulgarians Mark US Independence Day with Nationwide Protests vs. TTIP
http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2015/07/05/377264/protests-in-bulgarias-capital-and-varna-against-ttip-agreement-between-eu-and-usa-roundup.html

– US and Japan beginning negotiations on unresolved TPP issues (including Japan’s ag tariffs) possibly today
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/07/02/business/economy-business/japan-u-s-might-resume-tpp-talks-next-week/#.VZVpc_lVhBc

– Ministerial for chief negotiators or all 12 nations coming up in Hawaii (date unannounced) — six chapters still unresolved including Intellectual Property (affects internet freedom and drug prices) and Investment (the ISDS chapter).
http://infojustice.org/archives/34649; http://tradejustice.net/?page=HawaiiRound

– New numbers reveal disastrous failure of Korea FTA for US trade balance
ttp://www.citizen.org/documents/press-release-korus-june-2015.pdf

– State Dept. Report reveals major human rights abuses in TPP nations
http://www.citizen.org/documents/press-release-state-department-human-rights-report.pdf

– Trans-Pacific Partnership talks: Canada, Japan at odds over B.C. timber
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trans-pacific-partnership-talks-canada-japan-at-odds-over-b-c-timber-1.3139750