Last week, the European Union released a 17-page report on the 12th round of negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), in which it reviewed the status of the various elements of the negotiations. The EU also reiterated that
On January 29th, the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, proposed a new tool that would allow it to penalize countries that apply restrictive procurement practices that discriminate against EU businesses. With the new regulation,
In the WTO Trade Policy Review, U.S. procurement policies that favor domestic products were under broad attack. In a recent review of U.S. trade policies, WTO Members raised concerns with both existing and proposed Buy American measures that favor
NFTC Asks NJ Governor to Veto Buy America Legislation UPDATE: On February 5, 2015, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed several legislative measures that would have imposed new Buy America requirements on procurement by New Jersey state agencies and
The U.S.-Canada dispute over the application of Buy America requirements to the Alaska ferry terminal project could be resolved with a public interest waiver. Buy America requirements are once again under fire from Canada, as they have been