WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. and South Korea reached an agreement “in principle” on the six-year-old U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) in which, among other things, South Korea has agreed to double the number of higher-polluting U.S. vehicles that may be imported each year without having to meet Korea’s stricter auto emissions standards. South Korea also agreed to consider the weaker U.S. standards when developing their 2021-2025 auto emissions standards.
WASHINGTON, D.C. --This week, Cooke Aquaculture, a Canadian fish farm corporation, explicitly threatened to use the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to sue the U.S. government in a private tribunal if lawmakers in Washington state enact a proposed ban on the farming of Atlantic salmon, an invasive species, in the state’s waters.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Earlier this week, France’s Foreign Minister and the European trade commissioner both said that the European Union will not negotiate any new trade agreements with any country that is not implementing the Paris Climate Agreement, which could bar the United States.
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -- Today, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled in favor of the dolphin-saving U.S. labeling program for tuna after having repeatedly ruled against the program as a “technical barrier to trade.” As recently as April 2017, the WTO authorized Mexico to impose trade sanctions against the U.S. for the program. In today’s ruling, the WTO deemed that recent changes to the program bring it into compliance. The Mexican government has announced it will appeal today’s ruling.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Trump administration negotiators will again meet behind closed doors with representatives from Mexico and Canada to begin the fourth round of renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Nearly two months into the negotiations, the Trump administration still refuses to allow the U.S. public to see or comment on any textual proposals that could impact jobs, wages, and environmental protection, despite negotiators’ promise to finalize a deal by the end of 2017.
Today, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he plans to appoint Robert Lighthizer as the next U.S. Trade Representative.
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Today, a White House spokesperson announced Donald Trump wants to impose a 20% tax on imports from Mexico to help pay for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Today, as one of his first executive orders as President, Donald Trump formally withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, shortly after Donald Trump's draft plan to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Mexico and Canada was revealed last week, leading environmental organizations including the Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council put forward an environmental platform for NAFTA renegotiation.