US fast track Bill for TPP faces stiff opposition
Press Release – Patricia Ranald US fast track Bill for Trans-Pacific Trade deal (TPP) faces stiff opposition in Congress
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Legislation to Provide Fast Track Trade Authority introduced
Press Release – Public Citizen USA Legislation to Provide Fast Track Trade Authority for President Obama Finally Introduced, But Can It Pass? Considerable House Opposition on Day One, Tight Calendar in Election Year WASHINGTON, D.C. Legislation introduced today by U.S. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) …
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TPP Deadline Passes Without Deal, More Talks in 2014
Press Release – Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch Obama Administration Bullies Other Nations into Accepting Terms Demanded By Big Pharma, Rolls Back Bush-Era Access to Medicine Reforms; Congressionally-Demanded Labor and Environmental Standards Not Agreed, Currency Manipulation Rules Not Discussed
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Divisions over US demands prevent final deal at TPP
Press Release – AFTINET Another missed deadline in the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks shows that there are still divisions over US demands on investor rights to sue governments, higher prices for medicines and draconian copyright laws, all of which would increase …
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Avaaz Reaction to Ministerial Statement On TPP Talks Ended
Press Release – Avaaz The final scheduled ministerial round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) concluded with a vague ministerial statement today after 4 days of talks.
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APEC Members to set priorities for 2014 in Beijing
Press Release – APEC Secretariat Beijing, China, 10 Dec 2013 APEC senior officials have been meeting on Monday and Tuesday in Beijing to determine the priorities for APEC China 2014, just after the World Trade Organization found consensus this weekend in Indonesia and while Trans …
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TPPA: New Huffington Post leaks expose major divisions
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Two internal documents from a country inside the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations have been leaked to Huffington Post and published this morning under the headline Obama Faces Backlash Over New Corporate Political Powers In Secret …
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New poll shows majority of Kiwis oppose secretive TPP deal
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 **
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Don’t Rush into a TPP Deal in Singapore
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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Fair trade group condemns Australian secret negotiations
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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Call for release of secret Trans-Pacific Trade text
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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Australia should resist US bullying at TPP trade talks
Press Release – AFTINET As revealed by leaked documents two weeks ago, the US is still pushing for stronger patent rights and higher prices for medicines as secret talks continue this week in Salt Lake City, Dr Patricia Ranald, Convenor of the Australian Fair Trade Network …
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