As ‘Do-Or-Die’ Talks End In Failure, Could TPP Be Derailed for Good?

As ‘Do-Or-Die’ Talks End In Failure, Could 

TPP Be Derailed for Good?

Posted: 03 Aug 2015 05:17 AM PDT

Global justice campaigners say disintegration of Maui negotiations 'good news for people and the planet'

By Sarah Lazare / Common Dreams

The closed-door Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations in Maui, which President Barack Obama hoped would be the last round, ended Friday in failure to reach a final agreement, thereby pushing a U.S. ratification fight into the tumultuous 2016 presidential election cycle at the earliest—and raising hopes that the corporate-friendly accord could be derailed for good. Global justice campaigners, who will now have more time to organize against the pact, were buoyed by the development, with Sujata Dey of Council of Canadians declaring on Saturday: "This stall in talks could mean the death of the deal, and a win for the public interest all over the world." The TPP ministers claimed in a joint statement released Friday that they have "made significant progress and will continue work on resolving a limited number of remaining issues."   [Read more...]

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