TPP Watch Bulletin #20
Column – itsourfuture4.localdev A fortnightly summary of news and New Zealand activities around the Trans-Pacific Partnership, published by itsourfuture4.localdev
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Canada joins TPP talks, puts farm protection on the table
Article – BusinessDesk Oct. 10 (BusinessDesk) – Canada’s heavily protected markets, which have been a barrier to New Zealand’s agricultural exports, face an overhaul after the North American nation formally joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations.
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Gordon Campbell on APEC, and its significance for TPP talks
Column – Gordon Campbell Once upon a time, the APEC gathering of nations threatened to become a significant free trade bloc in its own right. Remember the Bogor Goals of 1994? But these days, not so much, apart from a bit of fiddling around with eco-friendly tariff levels.
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International coalition favours Kiwi position on Copyright
Press Release – Internet NZ InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) notes that the largest coalition of civil society groups to speak out on US copyright proposals in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) has today indicated support for New Zealand’s counterproposal.
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EFF on Leaked TPP IP Chapter – ISPs As Copyright Cops
Press Release – Electronic Frontier Foundation The TPP wants service providers to undertake the financial and administrative burdens of becoming copyright cops, serving a copyright maximalist agenda while disregarding the consequences for Internet freedom and innovation.
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Groser welcomes visiting United States Senator
Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Tim Groser will meet with visiting United States Senator Max Baucus this week. Senator Baucus, of Montana, is Chair of the US Senate Finance Committee and influential in trade policy, especially in relation to free trade agreements.
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Speech: Groser – Governance and Multilateralism
Speech – New Zealand Government Hon Tim Groser Minister of Trade 16 August 2012 Speech Speech to the NZ Institute for International Affairs Governance and Multilateralism in the 21st Century Thank you for this opportunity to put forward some ideas about Global Governance and multilateral …
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Australian, NZ and US Unrest over Canada’s Inclusion in TPP
Press Release – Joint Press Release The recent announcement at the G20 summit of Canada’s inclusion into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has got member countries the United States of America (US), New Zealand (NZ) and Australia up in arms over Canada’s open agricultural subsidisation …
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LIANZA Fears Copyright Law Changes Under TPPA
Press Release – LIANZA The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) is concerned at the possible implications for New Zealand libraries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) currently being negotiated between New Zealand and a number of other …
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Fair trade group welcomes EU rejection condemns TPPA
Press Release – Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network Media release July 5 2012 Fair trade group welcomes EU rejection of Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (ACTA) condemns similar proposals in Trans-Pacific (TPPA) negotiations in San Diego “We welcome the European Parliament’s overwhelming cross-party decision …
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AFTINET welcomes Parliamentary Committee ACTA rejection
Press Release – Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network Fair trade group welcomes Parliamentary Committee rejection of Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (ACTA) and condemns similar proposals in Trans-Pacific negotiations
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Parliamentary Committee rejection of ACTA welcomed
Press Release – Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network “We welcome the criticism of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) by the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, which has today released a report recommending a delay in ratification of the agreement,” Dr Patricia Ranald, Convenor of the …
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