Sentences with phrase «negotiate trade agreements»

-- the UK would «follow the EU common commercial policy» while still being free to negotiate trade agreements with non-EU States during this period.

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R - Willsboro, has crossed party lines to support President Obama's request for broad authority to negotiate trade agreements, a request some in the President's own party, including Rep. Paul Tonko, D - Amsterdam, oppose.

He noted that Stefanik has never supported TPP, but did back TPA — Trade Promotion Authority, commonly known as Fast Track — which would enable the Obama administration to negotiate trade agreements based on predetermined objectives and priorities.

● Negotiate trade agreements that promote American jobs, consumer safety, environmental protection, and fair trade.

The Harper government has moved to negotiate trade agreements and support business objectives.

Once tariffs and subsidies have lowered trade, countries will negotiate trade agreements.

«Failure to pass the TPP would be a sea - change for US trade policy, as the US has never before failed to ratify a negotiated trade agreement,» they added.

For the U.S. government to negotiate a trade agreement manifestly to the advantage of international business interests using the «motherhood and apple pie» issue of security and prevention of terrorism is highly suspect.

Likewise with China, the government might be thinking, if negotiating a trade agreement with China stirs up opposition from some Canadians who either fear being swamped by Chinese goods or capital, or don't like the way China treats its citizens, then let's add «progressive» elements to the agreement.

In practice, in recent years, the European Parliament, with the cooperation of the Commission, has increased the level of transparency and accountability which applies when the EU negotiates trade agreements with third countries.

When the EU negotiates a trade agreement, the Council issues negotiating directives to the Commission, which carries out the negotiations, and the Council oversees the Commission through a committee which liaises with the Commission negotiators.

I address this question by considering the role of the European Parliament when the EU negotiates trade agreements with third countries.

«Take Ethiopia and Egypt, which have negotiated trade agreements following the Nile Basin Initiative,» the spokesperson added.

The authors urge that when negotiating trade agreements, other countries should be aware of these potential effects.

It does not require the EU to negotiate a trade agreement, the necessity of which can not be predicated upon a textual interpretation of the Article, neither concurrently nor in advance of the withdrawal agreement.

Finally, the process of negotiating trade agreements is very different than the focused expert approach in bodies such as UNCITRAL, where sound and fair business practices are the primary objective.

The satisfaction that I get in everything from working in a warehouse to negotiating a trade agreement is a reflection of that generalist spirit.

Not exact matches

«I'm so pleased that the President asked his administration to reengage in these discussions with other TPP countries, and is continuing his work to negotiate a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) deal.

«As I have said, the United States is prepared to negotiate mutually beneficial, bilateral trade agreements with all countries.

Earlier in the day, Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse had told reporters that Trump was reconsidering the withdrawal from the trade agreement, which Obama Administration had negotiated with 11 other Pacific Rim countries to promote free trade by reducing barriers between them.

Schwab negotiated major portions of free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.

Currently, President Obama is negotiating an overarching free trade agreement with the E.U., called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnertrade agreement with the E.U., called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment PartnerTrade and Investment Partnership.

New trade agreements will be negotiated that provide for the interests of US workers and companies first.»

The day before, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told «Fox News Sunday» he's optimistic a trade agreement will eventually be negotiated with China.

Indeed, the last big vote on the free trade issue went free - traders way, when Congress voted to give President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.

«Prices are very low, things are very stressed on the farm, and they see free trade agreements being negotiated by their competitors that open up market access.»

Canada is hoping to win another exemption, along with Mexico, as all three countries continue their efforts to negotiate changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The deal she was negotiating, known as the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA)-- a trade agreement between Canada and 28 EU member nations nearly eight years in the making — was receiving pushback from Belgian region of Wallonia, whose Prime Minister, Paul Magnette, felt the accord had the ability to undermine the local farming seTrade Agreement (CETA)-- a trade agreement between Canada and 28 EU member nations nearly eight years in the making — was receiving pushback from Belgian region of Wallonia, whose Prime Minister, Paul Magnette, felt the accord had the ability to undermine the local farminAgreement (CETA)-- a trade agreement between Canada and 28 EU member nations nearly eight years in the making — was receiving pushback from Belgian region of Wallonia, whose Prime Minister, Paul Magnette, felt the accord had the ability to undermine the local farming setrade agreement between Canada and 28 EU member nations nearly eight years in the making — was receiving pushback from Belgian region of Wallonia, whose Prime Minister, Paul Magnette, felt the accord had the ability to undermine the local farminagreement between Canada and 28 EU member nations nearly eight years in the making — was receiving pushback from Belgian region of Wallonia, whose Prime Minister, Paul Magnette, felt the accord had the ability to undermine the local farming sector.

How Trump might negotiate a path forward is unclear, but what is clear is that he has made renegotiation — that is, tearing up trade agreements — a major element of his campaign.

The White House official also told NBC News that Trump is also expected to sign an executive order announcing plans to pull out of the Trans - Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement among 12 Pacific rim countries negotiated by the Obama administration but not ratified by Congress.

May's government has worked hard on pushing the idea that the U.K. could sign a free trade agreement with the United States, but, as the Guardian reported, EU diplomats have said that «while no one can stop Britain from talking to future trade partners, any concrete attempt to negotiate free - trade agreements before Britain leaves the bloc could rapidly sour Brexit negotiations.»

In less than seven years, Canada has concluded new free - trade agreements with nine countries and our Government is negotiating further agreements involving more than 60 others.

He said: «We should say that we intend, after exit, to retain this status for say five years and to use that period to reflect and if necessary negotiate a Free Trade Agreement like Canada's, if that is what we want to do, or to keep Norway status if we don't.»

«If the President and Ambassador Lighthizer are serious about negotiating new, pro-worker trade agreements with our Asian partners, I am ready to work with them to secure the best possible deals for Ohio,» Brown added.

Since Harper's last visit to China in 2012, the Conservatives restricted state - owned Chinese investment in Alberta's oilsands and have yet to respond to an invitation to negotiate a free - trade agreement with China.

All of the staff shake ups, negotiating tariffs, and shredding trade agreements got me to thinking.

Canadians engaged in Asia were asked to examine different dimensions of Canada - Asia relations in negotiating a potential Canada - China Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Canada has been active in negotiating bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) but until this year, when the Canada - Korea FTA was finally concluded, Canada had not been able to conclude an agreement with a single Asian country.

With the ongoing impasse at the WTO, Asia Pacific economies have seized the initiative by negotiating a series of bilateral and plurilateral trade agreements amongst themselves.

Increasing intraregional Asian trade flows and the development of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will propel regional integration, but the region's ultimate success in fostering connectivity will be highly dependent on its ability to finance and build regional infrastructure and negotiate and ratify more bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs).

U.S. President Donald Trump has given the European Union (EU) and some countries outside the region more time to negotiate new trade agreements that would exempt them from hefty U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs.

And with the U.S. president in full - blown Art of the Deal negotiating mode on tariffs and the North American Free Trade Agreement, there are trade statistics to prove just about any pTrade Agreement, there are trade statistics to prove just about any ptrade statistics to prove just about any point.

Following the Second World War global leaders, determined to avoid future trade wars, came together in 1947 to negotiate the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), with the purpose of achieving a «substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis.&rtrade wars, came together in 1947 to negotiate the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), with the purpose of achieving a «substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis.&rTrade (GATT), with the purpose of achieving a «substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis.&rtrade barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis.»

«This is a very complex piece of business,» says former prime minister Brian Mulroney, who negotiated the original Canada-U.S. free - trade agreement and later fought to secure Canada's place at the NAFTA table.

Her ability to deal with multiple situations around the world was well demonstrated in her tremendous success in negotiating the Canada - Europe trade agreement,» Mr. Trudeau said.

For all the enthusiasm in some circles about free trade deals, there remains a slight distaste for large trade deals thanks to the less - than - desirable side effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement, negotiated in 1994 with Canada and Metrade deals, there remains a slight distaste for large trade deals thanks to the less - than - desirable side effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement, negotiated in 1994 with Canada and Metrade deals thanks to the less - than - desirable side effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement, negotiated in 1994 with Canada and MeTrade Agreement, negotiated in 1994 with Canada and Mexico.

The problem is that NAFTA, the largest regional multilateral free trade agreement, originally negotiated 25 years ago, hasn't been updated to reflect these modern realities.

Freeland committed to negotiating a NAFTA that is «more progressive» and using the Canada - EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) as a model.

Winterhalt points to Europe as the Next Big Market for Canadian exporters, thanks to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiated between Canada and the European Union (EU).

It is more than a little bewildering how a trade deal negotiated by the Stephen Harper regime — widely recognized as one of the most reactionary governments in Canadian history — can by some magical process become a truly progressive agreement because the government — not the agreement — changed.