Guinn mexico city on february 26th. The Johns Hopkins school of advanced International Studies hosted a discussion about the role of congress in renegotiating the trade pact with mexico and canada. This is an hour and a half. Good afternoon. Welcome. Thank you for joining us here today im a master of arts student here at Johns Hopkins university them north american freed trade agreement, or nafta, entered into on january, 11994. The agreement was signed by president george bush on december 17 of 1992 and approved by congress november 10 of 1994. Excuse me 1993. Nafta significant is because it was the most comp presentsive Free Trade Agreement negotiated at the time and contained several Ground Breaking prognoses. The new generation of Free Trade Agreement and also served as a template for certain provisions in multilateral trade negotiations as part this Year Congress will decide on what legislation to consider and to amend on the current nafta. There the will also consider the ramific
Discussion. Hello, welcome, jennifer join us here today. Im a master of arts student here. The north American Free tradee agreement was enforced on january 1, 1994. The agreement was signed by president george bush on december 7 t. And a 1992 when approved by congress in November November 101994. Excuse me, 1993. Nafta is significant because of the most comprehensive Free Trade Agreement negotiated at the time and several groundbreaking provisions served as a template model for the new generation of freetrade agreement the United States later negotiated and also served as a template for certain provisions of multilateral trade negotiations as part of the round. This Year Congress will decide on what legislation to consider into a man on the current nafta. They will also consider the ramifications of negotiating or regarding nafta and how it might affect the u. S. Economy and Foreign Relations of partners mexico and canada. Some contend withdraw from the tpp issue of competitiveness fro
Democrats embarked on a difficult courtship with an initially reluctant bride it looks like the new coalition will be a reset of the old once again germanys two biggest parties the conservative c. D. U. In the center left social democrats are set to form whats known as a grand coalition that is if the bride can be persuaded to go along for it remains to be seen whether the social Democratic Party base will approve the deal so is this at best a marriage of convenience lacking in vision or could this grand coalition outperform expectations. Government wanted how weak is our topic on quadriga and here our guests Charlotte Potts is a Political Correspondent here at the w and she also works for the german broadcaster. She says the new grand coalition lacks vision and so does. Alan posner is with us once again hes a commentator for the daily newspaper and he says if merkels grand Coalition Holds shell be the strongest politician in the west however the s. P. D. Rank and file could put a span
President george bush on december 17 of 1992 and approved by congress november 10 of 1994. Excuse me 1993. Nafta significant is because it was the most comp presentsive Free Trade Agreement negotiated at the time and contained several Ground Breaking prognoses. The new generation of Free Trade Agreement and also served as a template for certain provisions in multilateral trade negotiations as part this Year Congress will decide on what legislation to consider and to amend on the current nafta. There the will also consider the ramification offices negotiate organize withdrawing from na to how it will effect in the u. S. Economy and Foreign Relations with mexico and canada. Some contend that will draw from the tpp could damage u. S. Economic leadership and other say it as a way to prevent potential job losses key provisions from the tpp may be addressed in moderrizing or renegotiating the nafta. Which is at this point more than two decades old. Some proponents contain that maintaining na
Grand coalition. That is if the bride can be persuaded to go along. It remains to be seen whether the social Democratic Party base will approve the deal. Is this a marriage of convenience lacking in vision . Or could this grand coalition out perform expectations . Weak isnt wanted, how merkel . Charlotte potts is a correspondent. She says the new grand coalition lacks vision and so does Angela Merkel. Is with us once again, a commentator. He says if merkels grand coalition holds, she will be a strong is politician and the west. But the rankandfile could put something in the works and then she would be the weakest in the west. And its great to have job janssen as a guest. He says this contuation of grand coalition, politics might lead to stability and progress in europe, but in germany. Charlotte, the Coalition Agreement, essentially the blueprint for the government and its goals and plans, has a visionary title. New impetus for you to for europe, new vision for germany. Your statement