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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Gordon Campbell on Asia’s rival trade deal to the TPPA
Column – Gordon Campbell One of the interesting things about trade pacts is that while they promote harmony and mutual dependence among the signatories, they’re not regarded quite as warmly by those countries left out in the cold.
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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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TPP Must Not Trade Away Free Speech and Health
Press Release – Amnesty International Negotiators from nine countries gathering outside Washington DC to draft a new Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement must ensure that any new rules on copyright and patents adhere to core principles of transparency and uphold human rights, Amnesty …
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Finish an ambitious TPP in 2013 say business leaders
Press Release – NZUS Council 4 September 2012 Finish an ambitious TPP in 2013, say Asia Pacific business leaders On the eve of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting to be in held in Vladivostok, Russia, business organisations from around the APEC region have once again joined …
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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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Goff: China-US Relations – Implications for New Zealand
Speech – New Zealand Labour Party I have been asked to talk about China-US relations, and what implications this has for us. The contest for power between two countries, the United States and China, dominates international relationships in the 21st century.
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Speech to NetHui
Speech – New Zealand Labour Party About 7 or so years ago I was the head of the UN’s Humanitarian office in Jerusalem.
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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