Press Release – Avaaz **Open letter to trade negotiators slams deal as IPSOS poll reveals 71% of the New Zealand public find secrecy of the deal unacceptable **
New poll shows majority of Kiwis oppose secretive TPP deal Read More »
Press Release – NZ International Business Forum The New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) has welcomed the package of measures agreed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting in Bali. This limited agreement shows the WTO’s 159 members can still make decisions. While it is not the …
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Press Release – Green Party The Government needs to release any official reports that back-up Gerry Brownlees claims in the House about the economic benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. When questioned in …
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey In an outrageous practice borrowed from the WTO, known as green room negotiations, small groups of Ministers are meeting to broker compromise texts to put to the rest of the parties negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Heavy-handed tactics in TPPA talks aim to isolate dissenters Read More »
Press Release – DCCC DCCC chairman: Obama should not rush TPP in Singapore 12/5/13 12:23 PM EST The head of the House Democrats campaign arm says he is very concerned about the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact that President Barack Obamas administration …
DCCC chairman: Obama should not rush TPP in Singapore Read More »
Press Release – Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch They Vow to Block Any Pact Without Enforceable Labor and Environmental Standards, Currency Disciplines or that Includes Patent or Copyright Extensions
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey On the eve of the trade ministers meeting in Singapore to decide the terms for a final deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, there are signs that New Zealand may become the broker for a deal that the US finds acceptable, according …
NZ shaping up as broker to get the US over the TPPA line Read More »
Press Release – Patricia Ranald Trade Minister Robb has admitted today that he is ready to allow foreign investors the right to sue governments as part of the TPP. This would result in more cases like Philip Morris suing the Australian government for billions of dollars in an …
Fair Trade group slams investor rights to sue in TPP Read More »
Press Release – AFTINET Fair trade group condemns Australian secret negotiations which may include investor rights to sue governments in Korea Free Trade Agreement. The summary of the Korea-Australia free trade agreement released today, shows that the Australian Trade Minister has …
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Press Release – AFTINET The Australian Senate yesterday passed a motion supported by Greens and the ALP calling on the Government to release the TPP text before it is signed. The consumer group Choice has collected 11,000 signatures calling for the release of the text, …
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Press Release – Federated Farmers 5 December 2013 Beef & Lamb farmers say Hola to our new Peruvian market In a week of great trade news for New Zealand, Peru is set to become our latest export market for New Zealand beef and lamb. Federated Farmers welcomes approval by Perus …
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Press Release – Alistair Woodward and Papaarangi Reid Sixty New Zealand health academics and practitioners have sent a strong message to the government that public health must not be sacrificed on the altar of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement when trade ministers meet in Singapore this weekend.
Health specialists urge not to trade off public health- TPPA Read More »
