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Mar 17, 2015

TTIP Action | March 17

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Speeches & Official Announcements Yes, Reagan Used Trade Promotion Authority “Our commitment to free trade is undiminished. We will vigorously pursue our policy of promoting free and open markets in this country and around the world. We will insist that all nations face up to their responsibilities of preserving and enhancing free trade everywhere.” – […]

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Mar 12, 2015

TTIP Action | March 12

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Speeches & Official Announcements Trade Deals Tear Down Barriers for American Small Businesses “Once we pass TPA, other countries will put their best offers on the table. In other words, they’ll tear down even more barriers to American businesses and level the playing field even more.” The Committee on Ways and Means writes that small […]

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Mar 12, 2015

TTIP Action | March 10

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Speeches & Official Announcements Remarks by President Obama and European Council President Donald Tusk before Bilateral Meeting “When it comes to TTIP […] we have strong arguments. Of course we need to advance the negotiations, for sure, and we have to convince our public opinion on both sides of the Atlantic. but we have strong […]

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Mar 4, 2015

TTIP Action | March 3

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Speeches & Official Announcements Trade Pacts Will Strengthen Our National Security “Trade agreements will strengthen our national security because they demonstrate our commitment, support US values, and rebuild our credibility” The Committee on Ways and Means published an argument for why strengthening US trade ties would benefit national security and enhance American leadership. The more […]

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Feb 26, 2015

TTIP Action | February 26

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Speeches & Official Announcements Standing Up for Workers: Promoting Labor Rights through Trade “With TPP and T-TIP, we have a real opportunity to lock in the gains we have made in recent years to protect workers’ rights, improve working conditions, shape globalization and level the global playing field for American workers.” The US Department of […]

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Feb 26, 2015

TTIP Action | February 24

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Commissioner Malmström meets with German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel during a SPD Conference on TTIP in Berlin. Speeches & Official Announcements Letter from Cecilia Malmström to British Minister of State for Trade and Investment “There is no need to fear either for the NHS as it stands today or for changes to the NHS in […]

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Trade in Action

Feb 20, 2015

TTIP and the Narcissism of Small Differences

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One of the most frequent refrains by critics of the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is that the US and Europe already enjoy close economic and political ties — what need is there for a signed and ratified treaty? As Dr. Dan Hamilton, Executive Director of John Hopkins’ Center for Transatlantic Relations, stated during Georgetown […]

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Feb 19, 2015

TTIP Action | February 19

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Speeches & Official Announcements TTIP: Subsidiarity and Other Shared Transatlantic Principles, by Cecilia Malmström “You can rest assured that TTIP will not limit our ability to regulate or provide public services the way we want. […] TTIP won’t undermine our ability to help and protect the people we represent, it will strengthen it.” Addressing the […]

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Feb 13, 2015

TTIP Action | February 12

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  Speeches & Official Announcements Made in America: What You Might Not Know About American Exports “In 2014 the United States exported more Made-in-America goods and services than ever before. US exports supported 11.3 million American jobs in 2013. And those jobs pay better wages than non-export related jobs.” With 95% of the world’s potential […]

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Feb 11, 2015

TTIP Action | February 10

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  Speeches & Official Announcements German Chancellor Angela Merkel: TTIP Is in our Interest “I believe the benefits [of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership] significantly outweigh [its] potential risks.” Ahead of her trip to the US and Canada, Chancellor Merkel said that a transparent discussion is needed to address the often unwarranted fears about […]

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