Press Release – AFTINET Both Japan and Chile have said they will not finalise the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal until Fast Track legislation has passed both houses of the U.S. Congress, Dr Patricia Ranald Coordinator of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network …
TPP Ministerial Meeting cancelled Read More »
Speech – New Zealand Government I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak at this International Conference on the Future of Asia.
Building better connections between Asia and the Pacific Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The reported cancellation of the planned meeting of the twelve trade ministers in Guam, billed as an endgame for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), is another nail in the coffin of a deal that has been on life support for several …
Time to Put the Deal Out of its Misery Read More »
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.
Senior lawmakers call for protect ion of sovereignty 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 …
U.S. Senate votes down TPP FastTrack bill: Read More »
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 »
Column – Gordon Campbell It is unusual for anyone to vote for an early execution, but thats effectively what President Barack Obamas friends in the US Senate have just done by bringing forward a procedural vote related to the Trans Pacific Partnership. If all had gone …
Gordon Campbell on the death knell for the TPP Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is now in doubt, following President Obamas failure to secure Senate support to advance Fast Track authority to a full debate and vote in Congress, according to Auckland University …
Senate Vote Dooms Fast Track and Potentially the TPPA 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?
Questions and Answers – April 30 Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell For the past two and a half years , this column has been arguing that the fate of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal will hinge on whether US President Barack Obama can win Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) from Congress. This so called fast …
Gordon Campbell on Obama’s key battle over the TPP Read More »
