Press Release – Wikileaks WikiLeaks releases today 17 secret documents from the ongoing TISA (Trade In Services Agreement) negotiations which cover the United States, the European Union and 23 other countries including Turkey, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Pakistan, Taiwan & …
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Column – Carolyn Betts The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement is a proposed regional international trade agreement that has been under negotiation since 2005 among Pacific Rim nations, currently numbering the following twelve:
TPP 101 : A Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement Primer – For An American Audience Read More »
Press Release – Federated Farmers Agricultural and Agri-Food Producers Call for an Ambitious, Fair, and Comprehensive Agreement through the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Federated Farmers on the TPP Read More »
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. ANDREW LITTLE (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister : Does he stand by his statement in his Budget speech last year, we are in surplus?
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Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party New Zealand is a laughing stock on the international stage yet again with revelations Tim Grosers unbecoming and undiplomatic language has led to a new term, Grossing in Washington DC circles, says David Parker, Labours Export Growth and Trade spokesperson.
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Press Release – Third World Network Senior parliamentarians from five countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement have signed an open letter urging their political leaders to protect their nations sovereignty from the United States process of certification.
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Article – Mary Bates Veteran reporters watching international trade agreements pretzel their way through Congress are careful to observe certain well-trodden rules .. thus avoiding the many-traps-for-young-players. Rule Number One: the Iceberg Rule. That is, …
Rules to Follow When Watching TPA-passage in Congress Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk May 14 (BusinessDesk) – US president Barack Obama will try again to get US Senate backing for a vote on ‘fast-track’ authority that he hopes will smooth the way to a deal on the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade and investment pact, …
TPP to live again in US Senate, but Congress a higher hurdle Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey After yesterdays stinging and unexpected defeat for the Obama administrations attempt to advance Fast Track legislation in the US Senate, Senate leaders have worked up a compromise they think will get them past this blockage, according to Auckland …
‘Team Obama’ Regroups on Fast Track, Still Not Deliverable Read More »
Press Release – Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network The conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal is now in doubt following the defeat in the US Senate of a proposal to advance the FastTrack Bill. The Fast Track Bill would prevent the U.S. Congress from amending the TPP, and instead …
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Press Release – It’s Our Future This mornings news that Fast Track authority has failed to clear the latest hurdle in the US Senate will give Kiwis that have voiced their opposition to the TPPA a reason to rejoice, according to Its Our Future spokesperson Edward Miller. …
TPPA hurdle good news for Kiwis Read More »
Press Release – Office of the Clerk Health, MinisterStatements 1. Hon ANNETTE KING (Deputy LeaderLabour) to the Minister of Health : Does he stand by all his statements?
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