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on November 11, 2016 in World News

EU Accepts TTIP Deal Dead Due To Trump Presidency

by Raheem Kassam The European Union is conceding defeat over the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership hailed by President Barack Obama and Democrat Party candidate Hillary Clinton following the election of Republican Donald Trump. Protests against the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal have crossed the political spectrum, thought it has been the left primarily responsible for bringing the issue to the public consciousness. From mass protests in Germany to huge online petitions, TTIP was widely believed by those on the left and right to be a “corporate stitch-up” deal. The issue attracted the ire of UKIP’s Nigel Farage,… View Article

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on November 11, 2016 in World News

Obama Administration Gives up on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

by Joel B. Pollak Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s presidential election has prompted President Barack Obama to abandon the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, the Wall Street Journal reported late Friday. According to the Journal, the White House had hoped to push the deal forward in the lame-duck session of Congress, assuming Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton had won the election. Her loss has already changed the political landscape: Just days after Donald Trump surprise victory, U.S. officials said Republican congressional leaders had made clear that they wouldn’t consider the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership in the remainder of Mr. Obama’s term. The White House… View Article

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