Sentences with phrase «as a negotiator on»

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The Canadian side isn't quite as bullish on prospects for an immediate deal:» (It would be) a bit of a challenge,» Canada's chief negotiator, Steve Verheul, said before a meeting with union officials in Ottawa.

And a skilled negotiator on the other side may well use this moment as an opportunity to stall, and thus to negotiate further concessions.

It turns out that even those who stress particular negotiation behaviors and attitudes see those things not as hollow gambits but as the natural performance traits of the smarter negotiator you must become — by way of better preparation, rational thinking, and so on.

In a statement, the Montreal - based airline says the public may feel anxious about potential labour disruption as WestJet pilots begin voting on giving its negotiators a strike mandate.

Part spokesperson, part negotiator, Ivanka has led the White House's effort to promote the effort, using the small but important piece of tax reform as an opportunity to translate her campaign promises, which centered on helping women and working families, into policy.

The damning PAC report comes as UK negotiators sit down with their European negotiators in an attempt to reach an agreement on the post-Brexit relationship between Britain and the European Union.

The smaller burden of red tape required for WTO rates, which still involves forms but nothing as complicated on rules of origin, can deliver real cost savings, says Mathew Wilson, a senior vice-president at Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters who helps advise Canadian NAFTA negotiators.

The U.S. dollar rose on Friday as Republican negotiators in the U.S. Congress put the finishing touches on a sweeping tax overhaul, raising expectations that the bill would be passed by year - end.

In fact, Trump's constant reversals on the TPP will also weaken his strength as a negotiator for potential future bilateral deals with Japan, the UK, or others.

The recently - ended fourth round of NAFTA has stoked major fears the 23 - year - old trade deal could end with a U.S. withdrawal because American negotiators tabled potentially deal - killing proposals on dairy, autos and other issues that Ottawa views as non-starters.

Deadlines are looming and the stakes are high this week, as international negotiators in Bonn get to work on the implementation details that will give life to the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

David Robinson, in his capacity as trade and education consultant for Education International, a global union federation claiming to represent 30 million teachers and other education workers, met with WTO negotiators during the ministerial to discuss potential impacts on public education.

Canadians tentative about trade with China; more bullish on the EU, UK September 7, 2017 — As negotiators for Canada, the United States, and Mexico revealed this week they've made little progress on revising the North American Free Trade Agreement

Deadlines are looming and the stakes are high this week, as international negotiators in Bonn get to work on the implementation details that will give life to the 2015 Paris...

Negotiators this week will try to advance on the most contentious issues, including automotive rules, investment dispute settlement and procurement, while also attempting to finish work on less sensitive topics where there's more consensus, such as telecommunications, digital trade and energy, the people said.

Last week, the E.U.'s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, gave 10 Downing Street a two - week deadline to provide clarity on withdrawal issues, including its financial settlement as it leaves the E.U. Barnier also said that contingency plans exist should the Brexit talks with the E.U. collapse.

In an effort to forestall any discussion of Japan as a currency manipulator, the Japanese are offering all sorts of investment ideas in the context of getting Trump the negotiator to soften his stance on tariffs for Japanese goods, or sourced material from Asia for assembly in the U.S. Japan is a paramount promoter of the global supply chain paradigm.

Negotiators have been working for days - and nights - on details of the bill, which is widely viewed as the last major piece of legislation likely to move through Congress in this election year.

Kirsten Hillman, the lead negotiator for the TPP talks and a senior official on softwood lumber issues, will act as MacNaughton's deputy in Washington and will also play a significant role.

U.S. negotiators began trade talks with the Chinese on Thursday, with Beijing vowing that it can win a protracted trade war and halting orders for American - grown soybeans as a warning shot.

UK publishes Brexit positions After being criticized by European Union negotiators for months, the British government published several position papers this week, laying out detailed viewpoints on border issues between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as well as on the need for a transitional customs union following Brexit.

Britain and the Netherlands (as they acknowledge in the proposed agreement with which they confronted Icelandic negotiators on June 5, 2009) merely «informed» Icelandic authorities, without following the rules and consulting with them to get permission for their quick bailout of depositors.

As the NAFTA negotiators pause to consider the latest U.S. proposal on auto rules of origin, Here For America companies continue to have concerns about its complexity, equity and achievability.

EU negotiators are not liable to go easy on the breakaway nation, fearing that others may follow suit, so the UK's hopes for a soft Brexit are unlikely to be realized; casting doubts about London's future preeminence as a prime financial hub.

From then on, my life was occupied by college, graduate school, and a high - flying career as an international economist and trade negotiator in Washington, DC.

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

Yes, thats need to change even when he used to have Dick Law as transfer negotiator still was him doing it remotely send him out to close / push deal to the finish line and wenger has already price it not a selling club and end up loose a lot of new players they need to take power away from and have him concetrate on training / pitch he does not also get along with super agents, Raiola, Pini Zahavi, Mendes those represent big number of good players but now Sanllehi will take care that section

If he doesn't, them we should put this information out in blogs for him to pick up as Wenger team of Negotiators only concentrate on one thing — Bargain, Bargain and More Bargain even forgetting timeliness of a deal.

Sinn Fein have called on the DUP to agree to power sharing by the deadline and chief negotiator Martin McGuiness has written to Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain to confirm he will serve as deputy first minister if asked.

«A clarification of the UK position is indispensable for us to negotiate and for us to make sufficient progress on this financial dossier, which is inseparable from the other withdrawal dossiers... As soon as the UK is ready to clarify the nature of its commitments, we will be prepared to discuss this with the British negotiators.&raquAs soon as the UK is ready to clarify the nature of its commitments, we will be prepared to discuss this with the British negotiators.&raquas the UK is ready to clarify the nature of its commitments, we will be prepared to discuss this with the British negotiators.»

Trump will come under increasing pressure from visiting French and German leaders this week not to scrap the three - year - old nuclear agreement with Iran next month as American and European negotiators make tentative progress toward a new deal to toughen the limits on Tehran.

Credo political director Murshed Zaheed called Schumer «the worst negotiator in Washington» and said he got «outmaneuvered» by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP lawmakers want Trump to stop bashing Congress Parkland father calls out Trump, McConnell, Ryan after Santa Fe shooting Overnight Finance: House rejects farm bill in conservative revolt NAFTA deal remains elusive as talks drag on Dodd - Frank rollback set for House vote MORE (R - Ky.).

One should never appear to be one step ahead of the insurgents: after all, their position is at least as delicate as that of the Western «negotiator», and if anything goes wrong that is not explicitly cleared by both sides, the temptation is to lay all the blame on the enemy and find an easy way out of the process.

Not only was he the butt of criticism from his Brussels counterparts as a «weak negotiator» and for his «apparent lack of involvement» but he was also chided by MPs during his «fantasy land» presentation on the Brexit negotiations as the Commons returned on Tuesday.

And as the state budget collapsed on Paterson's head he morphed into yet another petulant carpet chewer better at creating bad blood than being a negotiator or leader.

As Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, said in his press conference yesterday, and again today (see 11.43 am), this was one of the areas of dispute between the UK and the EU holding up an agreement on the transition.

The son of a hardware store owner on the Lower East Side, Mr. Silver was known as a poker - faced negotiator who often got his way during budget negotiations, sometimes by simply holding out the longest.

As pro-European grandees lined up to denounce Downing Street's plans to hold an in - out referendum on Britain's EU membership by 2017 regardless of whether member states accept the proposals, Lord Armstrong called on the prime minister to follow the example of Thatcher, who was a patient negotiator.

RIP James F. Hanley, who started work as a union electrician and went on to become New York City's chief labor negotiator for nearly 15 years.

As a result, the government has had to step - in to perform a collective bargaining role as the negotiator of last resort for workers on low paAs a result, the government has had to step - in to perform a collective bargaining role as the negotiator of last resort for workers on low paas the negotiator of last resort for workers on low pay.

After a meeting with the taoiseach, EU negotiator Michel Barnier spelled out that neither of the two customs proposals on the table in London is seen as remotely credible to anyone outside the Westminster bubble.

After a seven hour meeting on Sunday which was described as «very positive and productive» the Conservative and Liberal Democrat negotiators will meet again «within the next 24 hours».

Sears is running on the strength of her experience in the Council as a budget negotiator and has defended her vote to extend term limits by saying more than eight years is needed to complete long - term capital projects.

Mr. Silver had served for more than two decades as the Assembly speaker, imposing his will on matters large and small; he had a reputation as a staunch defender of New York City, a shrewd negotiator in budget talks and, at times, a recalcitrant opponent of anything he disliked.

Hardy negotiators spend much of their lives waiting around on these occasions and, as usual, were kept in suspense by Gordon Brown and Hamid Karzai.

Ultimately, a compromise was struck, with Sen. Andrew Lanza, a Staten Island Republican who is known to have a cordial relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, acting as a key legislative negotiator on the issue.

Ministers who have dealt with White praise her as a tough but impressive negotiator, on top of the numbers and Treasury thinking.»

As congressional negotiators homed in on a spending deal early this year, Mr. Brown pushed Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, to attach his pension language to the larger budget agreement.

On Sunday 9 May, senior negotiators from the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives embarked on six hours of talks at the Cabinet Office, which were described as «very positive and productive»On Sunday 9 May, senior negotiators from the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives embarked on six hours of talks at the Cabinet Office, which were described as «very positive and productive»on six hours of talks at the Cabinet Office, which were described as «very positive and productive».