[x-pubpol] Next TPP Negotiation Session Has Only 3 Hours Allotted For Negotiators To Talk To Public Interest Advocates

[Joly MacFie]

(Via KK)

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120809/04202019974/next-tpp-negotiation-session-has-only-3-hours-allotted-negotiators-to-talk-to-public-interest-advocates.shtml


The USTR's handling of public interest access to TPP negotiators has
bounced around over the last few negotiating sessions, with many suggesting
that last months' meetings in San Diego were actually handled somewhat
decently. However, with the upcoming negotiating round in Virginia,
apparently there's no more time to be talking to anyone representing the
public interest. The oddly named "Direct Stakeholder Engagement" period is from
11am to 2pm on Sunday, September 9th <http://www.ustr.gov/tpp> and that's
it. So not only have they reduced the length from previous sessions, but
they put it at the same time as lunch. So if these groups actually want to
talk to negotiators, they might want to serve some food... Either way, it
really feels like the whole "stakeholders" sessions are just the USTR's way
of saying "see? we're letting people in!" But, of course, that's completely
different from real transparency.

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