CPA CEO, Michael Stumo, attended TTIP stakeholder meeting

Michael Stumo, CEO of CPA, attended the stakeholder meeting in Chevy Chase Maryland today on the Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, also known as TAFTA. Negotiators from the European Union and the US also attended. Various special interests and nongovernmental organizations presented their priorities, objections and or support for the negotiations. Michael advocated support…

Germany’s Changing Views on TTIP

  Public sentiment in Germany – an early supporter of a US-European Union free trade agreement – is rapidly reversing, visiting Bundestag member Peer Steinbrück – a Social Democrat – suggested yesterday (World Trade Daily, 9/15/14). Mr. Steinbrück is a former minister of finance in Germany – and a strong supporter of the TransAtlantic Trade…

A Conversation with Rep. Sander Levin

Here is a video of Rep. Sander Levin, Ranking Member, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives (D-MI) in conversation with Ellen L. Frost, Adjunct Senior Fellow, East West Center; Visiting Distinguished Research Fellow, National Defense University.  Please find here a report which contains the written remarks that were distributed regarding transpacific partnership and fast track…