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A Kiwi-sized "Spanner in the works" of the TPP?
17-Jun-2013     Mondaq
Are the PBS and Pharmac under threat from the TPP? Certainly, the respective governments of both Australia and New Zealand think not. So why then the paranoia? Quite simply, we need the US more than they need us. In order to secure the TPP (and with it, for example, access to the lucrative US dairy market), both Australia and New Zealand will likely need to yield in several key areas.
The TPP quietly comes to Vancouver for mini-negotiating round
17-Jun-2013     iPolitics
An inter-sessional Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiating round is quietly taking place in Vancouver over the next few days — the first TPP negotiations to take place on Canadian soil.
Japanese gov't seeks industry lobbies' opinions on TPP
17-Jun-2013     Kyodo
The Japanese government on Monday sought opinions of industry lobbies and organizations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations the country will join from next month.
Civil Society Bahamas engaged in Economic Partnership Agreement talks
17-Jun-2013     Bahamas Weekly
Civil Society Organizations are concerned about Bahamians having a proper understanding of the EPA and its beneficial impact.
Trade deal would benefit US more than EU, Ifo study finds
17-Jun-2013     FT
The US would gain more than the EU from a transatlantic trade deal, according to a study to be released on Monday.
Verizon sees “trade” deal as the next “Share everything” plan
17-Jun-2013     Public Citizen
This week, a Verizon representative speaking on a pro-TISA panel expressed the company’s hope that the “trade” deal can be used to keep privacy policies in check.
Controversial debate on TTIP mandate in EU Council of Ministers
16-Jun-2013     IP Watch
After hours of late night discussion, the European Union Foreign Affairs Council of Ministers meeting in Luxembourg Friday finally excluded the audiovisual sector from the negotiation mandate for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the bilateral treaty to be negotiated with the United States.
EU and US business to profit from the crisis?
14-Jun-2013     S2B
After the green light received from the Council, the European Commission will start negotiating an FTA with the US in July. It is already clear the concerns of civil society organisations, of the European Parliament and of Member States, will not be addressed.
Factbox - Issues at the heart of EU-US free-trade talks
14-Jun-2013     Reuters
The European Union will try to overcome French resistance to free-trade talks with the United States on Friday and keep alive plans for a deal that could boost their struggling economies by dramatically increasing transatlantic business.
EU reveals its EPA ‘cards’
14-Jun-2013     Islands Business
When Pacific trade negotiators sit down later this month with their European Commission counterparts to carve out the finer details of their Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), the pressure points would be fishery, market access and services.