Dear Mr. President: The organizations below are, like you, dedicated to ensuring the sustainability of public programs that provide access to affordable health care. But we write today to express our deep concern that provisions being advanced by the United…
For immediate release: 11 November 2013 ‘Every ounce of political pressure will come on the negotiators during a special round of talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) that are scheduled for Salt Lake City from 19 to 24 November’,…
There has been much debate about the relationship between international trade, and intellectual property, the environment, biodiversity protection, and climate change. The Obama Administration has pushed such issues into sharp relief, with its advocacy for sweeping international trade agreements, such…
Chilean Presidential Candidate Michelle Bachelet has released a platform that includes a chapter on external relations, including trade policy. Michelle Bachelet recommends that Chile undertake a “thorough review of the scope and implications of the Trans Pacific Partnership.” She warns…
The Hill reports that the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has sent a letter to the Obama Administration warning that it opposes the inclusion of a 12 year period of data exclusivity for biologic drugs in the Trans Pacific…
Thanks to Inside U.S. Trade for posting the full transcript of President Obama’s October 8 press conference about the government shutdown. During the press conference, New York Times reporter Mark Landler asked Obama if China benefited from his absence from…
This week there has been discussions between leaders from the Pacific Rim over the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Bali, Indonesia at APEC. President Barack Obama has demanding a ‘trade promotion authority’ from the United States Congress to fast-track the Pacific Rim…
Today, Prime Ministers meeting in Bali in advance of this week’s APEC meeting expressed skepticism that negotiators will finalize a TPP deal by the end of the year. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak told the press that “the end of…
[Submission to the Australian Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade by 7 Australian NGOs.*] Executive Summary: This submission sets out our organisations’ views on the US proposals for intellectual property and medicines for the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations,…
On September 12, Eli Lilly formally submitted a Notice of Arbitration against Canada under the rules of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The filing is here. Eli Lilly alleges that Canada violated its NAFTA intellectual property obligations when…
On August 28, a group of members of the Peruvian legislature – the Parlamentario Acción Popular-Frente Amplio – proposed a motion that asks for greater transparency in the Trans Pacific Partnership Negotiations. Specifically, the motion seeks “a public, political, and…
Vietnam’s controversial new “Decree 72 on the Management, Provision and Use of Internet Services and Online Information” went into effect on September 1. The full text in Vietnamese is here.* As reported in VOA by Marianne Brown,”Critics say the new…