Tag: Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership

TTIP Procurement: Greenpeace-Leaked Text

On May 2, Greenpeace published online a number of leaked negotiating documents from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The documents are not dated, but most likely do not reflect the results of the 13th round of negotiations, which

New Trade Legislation

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After months of often-acrimonious debate and near-death experiences, U.S. trade legislation was adopted by the Congress with bipartisan support and signed by the President, clearing the way for the Administration to conclude negotiations of the Trans-Pacific

Addressing Agriculture and Food Issues in TTIP

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A recently published paper asserts that progress in agriculture and food issues in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will depend largely on the level of ambition in the negotiations as a whole. It argues for negotiation of “a

Investment Protections in TTIP?

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Two newly published papers examine the pros and cons of including investment protections in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Transatlantic Investment Treaty Protection by Lauge Poulsen, Jonathan Bonnitcha and Jason Yackee

Public Procurement in TTIP Negotiations

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Public Procurement in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations has been published by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and the Center for Transatlantic Relations (CRT) in the School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Freeze Buy American Requirements in TTIP?

A TTIP commitment to curb future Buy American requirements would set a new standard for procurement agreements. As noted in a recent post, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will need to raise the bar on procurement commitments in

TPP and TTIP Government Procurement Negotiations

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are free trade agreements (FTAs) that will include government procurement chapters. The goal of the TPP procurement negotiations, as in other FTAs, is relatively

Federal Domestic Content Restrictions on State & Local Projects

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  An earlier posting outlined U.S. treatment of domestic content requirements that apply to states and other sub-federal entities as a condition of federal loans or grants. This posting will examine the evolution of those requirements. Domestic content

Buy American Restrictions, Threat to Opening Procurement?

A new “Buy American Act” restriction passed by the U.S. House of Representatives could undermine the ability of the U.S. to negotiate access to new procurement markets for U.S. firms. On May 30, 2014, Inside U.S. Trade reported that the U.S. House of

Anti-Corruption Provisions for 21st Century FTAs

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A recent posting recommended the inclusion of strong anti-corruption provisions in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). In a related posting on the FCPA blog, Nadine Tushe has considered the evolution of anti-corruption provisions in