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"Difficulties ahead for German push to revitalise EU-US trade relations The German government has proposed restarting EU-US free-trade agreement negotiations. However, it is unlikely a deal will be reached, as businesses and the European Commission set more hope on a step-by-step approach to remove " "--START AD- #TheMummichogblogOfMalta Amazon Top and Flash Deals(Affiliate Link - You will support our translations if you purchase through the following link) - https://amzn.to/3CqsdJH Compare all the top travel sites in just one search to find the best hotel deals at HotelsCombined - awarded world's best hotel price comparison site. (Affiliate Link - You will support our translations if you purchase through the following link) - https://www.hotelscombined.com/?a_aid=20558 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets."""" #Jesus #Catholic. Smooth Radio Malta is Malta's number one digital radio station, playing Your Relaxing Favourites - Smooth provides a ‘clutter free' mix, appealing to a core 35-59 audience offering soft adult contemporary classics. We operate a playlist of popular tracks which is updated on a regular basis. https://smooth.com.mt/listen/ Follow on Telegram: https://t.me/themummichogblogdotcom END AD---" "trade barriers. As part of an agreement on the future trade policy agenda reached last Friday (11 November), Germany's centre-left “traffic light” coalition agreed to attempt to restart trade negotiations for a free-trade area encompassing the EU and the US. The last attempt at such an agreement, the negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), failed after Donald Trump took office as US president in 2017. Yet the German push to revitalise the talks is likely to fail, with even business representatives being sceptical about the success chances. “I'm not quite sure that there is the political momentum that would be required, to be honest, on either side of the Atlantic to get into a massive and comprehensive trade negotiation,” Thibaut L'Ortye of the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU, who is representing American businesses operating in the EU, told EURACTIV. This view was echoed by the European Commission, saying that negotiations for a new, TTIP-style trade agreement were “not on the agenda”. Instead, L'Ortye puts his hopes on the Trade and Technology Council (TTC), a forum created between the US government and European institutions to increase cooperation in strategic economic areas. Thus, while the appetite for all-encompassing and lengthy trade negotiations is small, cooperation has moved to a more small-scale approach. “The [TTC] has become our main cooperation platform where we talk about both bilateral trade facilitation and global standards,” a Commission spokesperson told EURACTIV. The next meeting of ministers of the US government with EU Commissioners is set to take place on the 5th of December. “Everybody feels confident that there will be a series of announcements,” L'Ortye told EURACTIV, pointing to multiple working groups on topics like artificial intelligence, semiconductors, supply chain risks and cybersecurity. EU Commission sets member states' expectations for next transatlantic meeting The European Union and the United States aim to complete a series of ‘deliverables' ahead of the next high-level meeting in December, including a roadmap on trustworthy AI, a joint exercise on supply chain disruptions, and recommendations on charging infrastructure. ‘Inflation Reduction Act' under fire German industry representatives agree on the importance of the forum. The TTC “should be used more to jointly shape tomorrow's trade standards instead of having them imposed by a world dominated by China”, Volker Treier, head of Foreign Trade Policy at the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) told EURACTIV. However, the association also points to multiple barriers for European compani

On this edition of Parallax Views, the distinguished historian Prof. Alfred W. McCoy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison joins us to discuss his latest book To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change. McCoy's previous works include the classic The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade as well as A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror, Policing America's Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State, Colonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State, Endless Empire: Spain's Retreat, Europe's Eclipse, America's Decline, and In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power. In To Govern the Globe, delves into the history of empires and world orders from the Iberian Age to now as well as tackling the seeming decline of U.S. hegemonic power, the rise of China, and what climate change means for world order going forward. In this conversation Alfred and I begin by discussing the meaning of empire and world order and what those terms mean. We then delve into the issue of what Alfred calls the "delicate duality" in which Empires express ideals on one hand but seeks maintenance of power, often through breaking from those ideals, on the other. From there we dive into a number of other topics including the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, how the contradictions of the "delicate duality" can eventually undermine and subvert an empire, the degradation of U.S. moral authority vis-a-vis the torture at Abu Gharib and Guantanamo Bay, China and an alternative international order, climate change and its projected impact on Shanghai by 1950, the late geopolitical chess player Zbigniew Brzezinski, principle vs. power in China and the U.S., what the decline of U.S. power means for the American public, projecting 2030 as the year of America's loss of hegemonic power globally, Chinese military power and technology in the near future, the Pentagon war games in which the U.S. end up in a conflict with China over Taiwan, the succession of hegemonic powers historically and their struggles to dominate the Eurasian land mass, how the U.S. dominated the Eurasian landmass through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), China and the Shanghai Cooperative Organization, China and the tri-continental world island, potential waning of relations between U.S. with countries like Japan and the Philippines, the advantage that the U.S. has had as the global hegemon, the establishment of the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency and the construction of a "Grand Imperial Bargain", the weak social safety net and low wages in the U.S. and workers relying on cheap good that could become expensive in the future (causing social tensions to arise and exacerbate), not wanting to make policy recommendation in To Govern the Globe as it could degrade an objective analysis of the historical trajectory, Barack Obama's strategy for containing China and the Asia Pivot, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), Sir Halford McKinder and the World Island, Zbigniew Brzezinski's conditions for the perpetuation of U.S. hegemonic power and how all those conditions have been violated), climate change as the next catastrophe for world order and the choice between world order and barbarism that may face us as climate change worsen, climate change and the potential refugee crisis it could cause, the emergence of the First World Order through the Black Death and the destruction of the Mongolian Empire, the death of one world order and the emergence of another throughout history, China and coal power, projections indicating China will be hit by extreme heatwaves in the coming decades, international cooperation without the total loss of national sovereignty, the potential for a new kind of empowered world order to face climate change, climate change and the potential for brutal conflict over resources like water, the prosperous Global North vs. the impoverished Global South, John Mearsheimer and looking past the anarchic world system, the European Union, ceding limited and narrow areas of sovereignty as a small reform that could combat climate change, and more!

In this episode host Patrick Ryan talked with Tomas Baert, Head of Trade and Agriculture of the European Union Delegation to the United States based in Washington, DC. They talked about US-EU trade, Brexit, multilateral relations and issues of the day. If you want to know insights about Brexit -- the separation of the UK and the EU -- you won't get elsewhere take a listen to this interesting Podcast that will bring you up to date on the hot topics in European Union developments. Check out these important references: Delegation of the EU to the US https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/united-states-america_en EU-US Trade https://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/united-states/ Biography Tomas Baert is the head of the Trade and Agriculture section at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. Between 2016 and 2018, Tomas was the Head of Unit for Trade Strategy at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade (DG Trade). He led the team responsible for the development and implementation of the 2015 Trade for All strategy and the 2017 Communication on A balanced and progressive trade policy to harness globalisation. In this capacity, he also coordinated DG Trade's work on questions relating to the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, including the preparatory discussions on the future EU-UK trade relationship. Prior to becoming a Head of Unit, from 2014 to 2016, Tomas was an assistant to Director-General for Trade Jean-Luc Demarty, advising on a number of trade priorities such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations in the run-up to the tenth Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. Tomas holds an MSc from the London School of Economics (LSE) and an MA from the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), Belgium. He spent a term at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland and completed the Mastering Trade Policy program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

GR - An interview with John Hilary, executive director of London-based organization "War on Want," on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and what it may mean for Europe and the US. Greek voiceover. Aired March 5-11, 2015.

EN - An interview with John Hilary, executive director of London-based organization "War on Want," on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and what it may mean for Europe and the US. In English. Aired March 5-11, 2015.

GR - Dialogos Radio's commentary of the week for the week of January 15-22, 2015, featurng comments on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and on the upcoming Greek elections, with more questions for Syriza. In Greek.

EN - Dialogos Radio's commentary of the week for the week of January 15-22, 2015, featurng comments on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and on the upcoming Greek elections, with more questions for Syriza. In English.

We discuss two of the many assaults on our communities by corporations that put their profits above the health and safety of people. The first is the re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by the Trump administration. Bill Waren of Friends of the Earth explains how this process is more secretive than the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations. The corporations and Wall Street financiers are using the NAFTA negotiations to slip in the worst of the TPP and TTIP. Then Peggy Chase of the Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation describes how Nestle is taking public water in Michigan and other states and other efforts at water privatization. For more information, visit www.ClearingtheFOGRadio.org.

Prof. Michael G. Plummer. Global trade has been slowing significantly of late; last year, it grew by only 2.8 percent, on par with global GDP for the first time in many years, and is expected to do the same this year. This lackluster growth is particularly problematic for developing economies. While the origins of this slowdown are many, a decline in the pace of trade policy liberalization no doubt plays and important role. In the context of stalled multilateral negotiations under the WTO, more aggressive concerned regional liberalization, or "mega-regionalism", has been proposed as a possible solution. Mega-regional trace negotiations currently include the Trans-Pacific Partnership (RCEP) between ASEAN and six Asian partners; and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the United States and EU. At present, only the TPP has been signed (February 2016) - though not ratified. Given that it is slated to be modern "21st Century" trade agreement embracing deep integration, the TPP could have not only significant direct economic effects but also far-reaching ramifications for global trade governance. Using a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model, we consider the economic ramifications of the TPP but also analyze the political economy of mega-regionalism as well its implications for the future of the global trading system, with a focus on developing economies. Michael G. Plummer has been Director of SAIS Europe since 2014. A SAIS Professor of International Economics since 2001 and the Eni Professor of Economics since 2008, he was Head of the Development Division of the Organization for Economic Co-opration and Development (OECD) in Paris from 2010 to 2012; an associate professor at Brandeis University (1992-2001); and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Asian Economics (Elsevier) 2007-2015. He was president of the American Committee on Asian Economics Studies (ACAES) from 2008 until 2015 and is currently a nonresident senior fellow at the East-West Centre. A former Fulbright Chair in Economics and Pew Fellow in International Affairs at Harvard University, he has been an Asian Development Bank (ADB) distinguished lecturer on several occasions and team leader of projects for various organizations including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the United Nations, the OECD, the ADB and the World Trade Organization. He has taught at more than a dozen universities in Asia, Europe, and North America. Professor Plummer has advised several governments on the Transpacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations and is member of the editorial boards of World Development, the Asian Economic Journal; and the Asean Economic Challenges and Future Direction (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2015); The Transpacific Partnership and Asia-Pacific Intergration: A Quantitative Assessment (PIIE, 2012); and Realizing the ASEAN Economic Community (ISEAS, 2009), and is author/co-author of over 100 journal articles and book chapters. His Ph.D. is in Economics from Michigan State University. Speaker(s): Professor Michael G. Plummer, Dr Ulrich Volz Event Date: 21 November 2016 Released by: SOAS Economics Podcast

http://www.s-ge.com/schweiz/export/de/blog/ttip-konsequenzen-fuer-schweizer-exporteure Kommt das TTIP-Abkommen zwischen der EU und den USA zustande, ergeben sich potentiell Nachteile für bestimmte Schweizer Branchen, während andere die Effekte weniger spüren dürften: dies sind die Ergebnisse einer jüngsten Studie auf Basis einer Zolldatenanalyse im Auftrag von Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE). Je nach Produktkategorie würde der Schweizer Export sehr unterschiedlich betroffen sein von einer möglichen Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), deren Abschluss und Inhalte wenige Tage vor den Präsidentschaftswahlen in den USA noch offen sind. „Gerade kleine und mittlere Exportfirmen müssten auf dem US-Markt wohl mit intensiverer Konkurrenz aus der EU rechnen. Sie sind mehrheitlich aktiv in den Branchen, die heute noch Zölle zahlen, die für ihre europäischen Wettbewerber im Rahmen der TTIP künftig wegfallen könnten“, kommentiert Daniel Küng, CEO von Switzerland Global Enterprise, die Ergebnisse der Studie. Auf mindestens 25% der Schweizer Exporte in die USA werden heute noch Zölle erhoben. Dies umfasst MEM- und Präzisions-Produkte, etwa Maschinen, Motoren und Generatoren, sowie Fahrzeuge, Uhren und Textilien, und Erzeugnisse der chemischen Industrie. Unter den Lebensmittelherstellern zahlen Exporteure heute noch Zölle auf Käse, bestimmte Lebensmittelzubereitungen, Schokolade und Zuckerwaren. Viele weitere Positionen von geringerem Ausfuhrvolumen sind betroffen, etwa Schuhe, Gummi- und Glasprodukte, Lampen, Sport- und Freizeitausrüstung. Müssten Schweizer Unternehmen diese Zölle nicht mehr entrichten, falls etwa ein Freihandelsabkommen zwischen der Schweiz und den USA geschlossen würde oder falls die Schweiz TTIP beitreten würde, schätzt die Studie das Einsparpotenzial auf über 222 Mio. USD jährlich. Begrenzte Auswirkungen dürfte der Abschluss einer TTIP auf 63% der Schweizer Exporte in die USA nach sich ziehen, denn auf diese erheben die USA bereits heute keine Zölle. Aufgrund eines Abkommens der Welthandelsorganisation betrifft dies insbesondere Pharma-Produkte, 37% der Schweizer Exporte in die USA. Andere Schweizer Chemieprodukte sind hingegen noch immer zollpflichtig. KMU: Marktstrategie überprüfen „Wir raten KMU dazu, die eigene Marktstrategie und Konkurrenzsituation zu überprüfen und allenfalls anzupassen, sobald ein Abkommen steht und bekannt ist, wie die Schweiz sich dazu verhalten wird“, so Daniel Küng. Die Hersteller von Maschinen, Fahrzeugen, Instrumenten und Industrie-Textilien zum Beispiel müssten sich intensiver messen mit ihren deutschen Konkurrenten. Die Chemie-Branche stünde im verschärften Wettbewerb mit Firmen insbesondere aus Irland und Deutschland. Schokoladen- und Zuckerwaren-Produzenten müssten verstärkt etwa nach Belgien, Deutschland, Frankreich, Spanien und die Niederlande schauen. Tritt parallel zusätzlich die bereits unterzeichnete Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) in Kraft, hätten auch Schweizer Konkurrenten aus Fernost einen privilegierten Marktzugang zu den USA. Weiterhin könnten sich Schweizer Zulieferer benachteiligt sehen, falls die Ursprungsregeln im TTIP streng ausfallen. Dann würden europäische Abnehmer wohl vermehrt EU-Lieferanten vorziehen. So wäre es für sie einfacher, einen EU-Ursprung geltend zu machen – und damit von Zollbefreiungen im Rahmen des TTIP-Abkommens zu profitieren – als wenn sie Schweizer Teile verbauen. Exportdialog: TTIP - wo steht die (Zentral-)Schweiz? Welche Handlungsmöglichkeiten hat die Schweiz? Und welche Möglichkeiten bietet uns der US-Markt – mit oder ohne TTIP? Sie erhalten, interessante und nützliche Informationen aus erster Hand und können beim anschliessenden Stehlunch Erfahrungen austauschen an unserem Exportdialog am 22. November gemeinsam mit der IHK Zentralschweiz in Luzern. Hier geht's zu Programm und Anmeldung.

The head to head between Tim Kaine and Mike Pence this evening is the only debate between Clinton and Trump's running mates before November’s election. Both will have a right-wing record to defend.In a shocking result, the people of Colombia voted “no” on a referendum on whether to accept the peace deal between the government and the FARC. What does this mean for a country that has been at war for 52 years? Professor and radio host Mario Murillo joins Becker to explain what happened and what's next for Colombia.Trade negotiators scrambled yesterday to get talks on the Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) back on track as the 15th round of negotiations started. But with such major opposition on both sides of the Atlantic, are the talks really pointless? Mark Dearn, senior campaign coordinator for War on Want, speaks with Becker about the talks and if they are futile.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined for the full hour by lawyer and political activist Kevin Zeese and economics professor Steve Keen to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The Obama administration is making a last ditch effort to get the trade deal passed by the end of the year. With both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton opposed to the trade pact and the window of opportunity shrinking for Obama, can it actually pass? Or is the deal already doomed for failure like its companion piece, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), appears to be? What would the failure of the TPP mean for the U.S. in the Asia Pacific and Obama's pivot?

Listen to the summary of Anna Marhold's thesis "Energy in International Trade Law from GATT to TTIP. Regulation and Challenges" This thesis takes a dynamic approach to the treatment of energy in international trade law. It traces the development of energy rules from the inception of the 1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)negotiations today. It considers policy options for enhanced energy governance and discusses possible future scenarios and the role of the WTO and Energy Charter Treaty. 'For more on this topic; http://www.ictsd.org/themes/climate-and-energy/research/the-nexus-between-the-wto-and-the-energy-charter-treaty-in

This week's interview features Ambassador Darci Vetter, Chief Agriculture Negotiator with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Ambassador Vetter expects a positive year for global trade with the anticipated congressional approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPA) agreement and conclusion of the ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks. Vetter responds to speculation of a potential challenge of U.S. policy for soybean risk protection and possible trade reaction to a pending USDA decision to designate cottonseed as an oilseed. While both U.S. export volume and value may be lower, Vetter believes agricultural trade will be less affected by global economics than other products. Jeff NalleyAmbassador Darci Vetter - USTR

Grace Blakeley talks about the dangers of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), and it's global impact. Sign the petition to stop TTIP: https://stop-ttip.org/ General overview of TTIP: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/what-is-ttip-and-six-reasons-why-the-answer-should-scare-you-9779688.html http://www.waronwant.org/campaigns/trade-justice/more/inform/18078-what-is-ttip http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/04/us-trade-deal-full-frontal-assault-on-democracy How TTIP has allowed the Chevron oil dumping scandal in Ecuador: Chevron: http://chevrontoxico.com/

Brian O’Connor, Chair ECHAlliance Catherine Chronaki, Secretary General at HL7 International Foundation The Digital Single Market strategy has raised questions about its impact on U.S.-EU trade and investment, especially with respect to cross-border data flows, data protection, standards development, and competition. These questions arise as both the United States and the EU strive to negotiate the new Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Considering the EU has limited powers regarding the organisation of member states’ health systems and can only recommend actions; what immediate actions should willing states and/or companies take in order to be competitive?

George Crooks, Medical Director for NHS24 Karima Bourquard, Director of Interoperability at IHE-Europe, France Marcello Melgara Responsible for International eHealth Projects, Italy The Digital Single Market strategy has raised questions about its impact on U.S.-EU trade and investment, especially with respect to cross-border data flows, data protection, standards development, and competition. These questions arise as both the United States and the EU strive to negotiate the new Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Considering the EU has limited powers regarding the organisation of member states’ health systems and can only recommend actions; what immediate actions should willing states and/or companies take in order to be competitive?

Henrique Martins, President of the Board of SPMS - Shared Services of the Ministry of Health, Portugal Alexander Berler, HL7 Hellas Chair, Greece Dimitra Liveri, Network and Information Security Expert at ENISA, eHealth projects The Digital Single Market strategy has raised questions about its impact on U.S.-EU trade and investment, especially with respect to cross-border data flows, data protection, standards development, and competition. These questions arise as both the United States and the EU strive to negotiate the new Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Considering the EU has limited powers regarding the organisation of member states’ health systems and can only recommend actions; what immediate actions should willing states and/or companies take in order to be competitive?

I'm pleased to post Show # 246, November 6, my interview with Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake on democracy and technology in Europe. Recommended by former Hearsay Culture guest Lousewies van der Laan of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Marietje is a leading EU public official focusing on technology policy and the impact of technology on democracy. Her work is a perfect fit for Hearsay Culture, as it spans issues including Internet freedom, dual use technology, copyright policy, international trade agreements like the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), and the EU's Digital Single Market. In our wide-ranging interview, we covered all of these topics, and even got into a discussion about EU-US relations and the impact of Edward Snowden's revelations on that relationship. Marietje was an outstanding guest, and we had a terrific discussion. I look forward to having her back on the show in the future. {Hearsay Culture is a talk show on KZSU-FM, Stanford, 90.1 FM, hosted by Center for Internet & Society Resident Fellow David S. Levine. The show includes guests and focuses on the intersection of technology and society. How is our world impacted by the great technological changes taking place? Each week, a different sphere is explored. For more information, please go to http://hearsayculture.com.}

The Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) has stirred more passionate controversy than any other trade negotiations. Critics suggest it will undermine democracy and workers' rights, lowering health and safety standards and eroding public services; supporters claim it will produce spectacular growth and job creation. Laurie Taylor explores the likely costs and benefits in a discussion with Gabriel Siles-Brugge, Lecturer in Politics at the University of Manchester and co-author of an analysis of the TTIP. They're joined by the Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham, Minister of State for Trade and Investment. Also, the hidden life of domestic things. Sophie Woodward, Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester, explores the dormant objects we stash away in drawers, cupboards and lofts. What can they tell us about the history of our homes, lives and relationships? Producer: Jayne Egerton.

Whether it be the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the historic nuclear deal with Iran, or the upcoming climate negotiations in Paris, the European Union and the United States are increasingly called upon to demonstrate global leadership. As EU Ambassador to the United States, David O’Sullivan plays a key role in transatlantic relations, working with all 28 EU member states in Washington, DC to coordinate and present the EU position in the United States. Ambassador O’Sullivan will discuss policy priorities and major challenges facing the EU and the United States in 2015, including ensuring a sustainable economic recovery, dealing with emerging threats, and working to promote democracy, human rights and good governance around the world. Jane Wales, President and CEO of the World Affairs Council, moderates the discussion. This is a program of the World Affairs Councils of America in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. For more information about this event please visit: http://www.worldaffairs.org/events/event/1521

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations were launched to great fanfare in mid-2013 with the pronouncement that a comprehensive deal would be reached by the end of 2014 on a "single tank of gas." But after more than two years and 10 rounds of negotiations, an agreement is nowhere in sight and substantive differences remain between the parties. Despite a retreat from the original level of ambition, skepticism is mounting on both sides of the Atlantic that a deal will be reached anytime soon. What are the prospects for fulfilling the promise of a comprehensive trade and investment deal between the United States and the European Union? What exactly is under negotiation, and what is the strategy for advancing those negotiations? Would it make sense to exclude sacred-cow issues that will only bog down the negotiations? Is it wise to continue pursuing a single comprehensive deal for all issues on the table, or is it better to aim for a sequence of smaller agreements? Should a deal include other closely integrated countries, such as Canada, Mexico, and Turkey? How will TTIP affect the multilateral trading system, relations with the BRICS countries, and prospects for developing countries?Those and many other questions will be addressed through panel presentations, roundtable discussions, and debates by more than 30 trade experts from around the world at a conference hosted by the Cato Institute. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast, the Irish Farmers Journal's news editor Patrick Donohoe asks IFA chief economist Rowena Dwyer what her organisation is hoping for in Budget 2016. Beef farmer and Irish Farmers Journal contributor Tommy Moyles explains how he switched from weanlings to finishing and why he thinks more research should go into beef farming. IFA Munster chairman James McCarthy took part in an information seminar on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) organised by Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy in Dublin on 20 July. He voices concerns on the equivalence of standards for food production between the US and the EU and on the transparency of negotiations. And Irish Country Living journalist Mary Phelan tells consumer editor Ciara Leahy how an internship can boost a young graduate's career.

In this week's podcast, the Irish Farmers Journal's news editor Patrick Donohoe asks IFA chief economist Rowena Dwyer what her organisation is hoping for in Budget 2016. Beef farmer and Irish Farmers Journal contributor Tommy Moyles explains how he switched from weanlings to finishing and why he thinks more research should go into beef farming. IFA Munster chairman James McCarthy took part in an information seminar on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) organised by Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy in Dublin on 20 July. He voices concerns on the equivalence of standards for food production between the US and the EU and on the transparency of negotiations. And Irish Country Living journalist Mary Phelan tells consumer editor Ciara Leahy how an internship can boost a young graduate's career.

support this podcast, donate today This week, CounterPunch Radio host Eric Draitser sits down with journalist and author Pepe Escobar to talk geopolitics and the emerging conflicts of the 21st Century. Eric and Pepe discuss the much publicized tensions between the US and China in the South China Sea, examining some of the principal motivations of China and its neighbors and competitors. They go in depth about the Chinese New Silk Roads strategy and what it means for political and economic development and integration in Eurasia. Eric and Pepe also explore the vast implications of the Chinese and Russian moves, and the ways in which the West is attempting to counter some of these developments, including Washington's corporate-sponsored power grabs of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). All this and much much more on Episode 7 of CounterPunch Radio. Intro and outtro music provided by the Dr. of the Blues, the man with a PhD in Boogie Woogie, David Vest. More The post Pepe Escobar – Episode 7 appeared first on CounterPunch.org.

support this podcast, donate todayThis week, CounterPunch Radio host Eric Draitser sits down with journalist and author Pepe Escobar to talk geopolitics and the emerging conflicts of the 21st Century. Eric and Pepe discuss the much publicized tensions between the US and China in the South China Sea, examining some of the principal motivations of China and its neighbors and competitors. They go in depth about the Chinese New Silk Roads strategy and what it means for political and economic development and integration in Eurasia. Eric and Pepe also explore the vast implications of the Chinese and Russian moves, and the ways in which the West is attempting to counter some of these developments, including Washington's corporate-sponsored power grabs of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). All this and much much more on Episode 7 of CounterPunch Radio. Intro and outtro music provided by the Dr. of the Blues, the man with a PhD in Boogie Woogie, David Vest.

In this week's Open Mic, Ambassador Darci Vetter, Chief Agriculture Negotiator with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, provides an update on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPA) negotiations, as well as the ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks. Vetter says the nation's agriculture industry cannot afford to be isolated from the other ninety-five percent of the globe's population or growth in its middle class. Support from farmers and ranchers will be crucial in advancing an ambitious trade agenda, she adds.Jeff NalleyAmbassador Darci Vetter

Brewers of Europe insists that ending 'discriminatory' tax breaks on small EU brewers exporting to the US remain a vital issue in ongoing talks around the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Brewers of Europe insists that ending 'discriminatory' tax breaks on small EU brewers exporting to the US remain a vital issue in ongoing talks around the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Bill Reinsch currently serves as President of the National Foreign Trade Council. He oversees NFTC's efforts favoring open markets and opposing unilateral sanctions. Mr. Reinsch also serves as a member of the U.S.-China Security Review Commission. He provides a concise overview of pending trade deals and disputes with optimism and criticism. Reinsch indicates that negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Trans-Altantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are the most ambitious of the new century and could move free trade to a new plateau. Reinsch says China, even though it is not part of any multilateral agreement, is still a major player in all negotiations on international trade.Bill Reinsch