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US, Canada Seek Consultations with Mexico over Energy Policies

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By MARK LORENZANA                                                                                          U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, on Wednesday, July 20, announced that the United States has requested dispute-settlement consultations with the Mexican government under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The consultations relate to certain measures by the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), specifically discriminatory energy policies that have violated provisions in the USMCA. According to

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US to Formalize Complaint against Mexico’s Energy Sector

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By KELIN DILLON After years of contention between the neighboring United States and Mexico over the latter’s energy sector, according to a report by U.S. news´service Bloomberg, the office of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai is working to amp up its complaints against Mexico surrounding its violations of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and is expected to submit a request

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Seeking a Revitalized North American Vision

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OPINION By COLIN ROBERTSON Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* Like globalization and the rules-based multilateral order, the North American idea risks falling victim to larger geopolitical forces. But even in the absence of energetic political leadership, we can still make progress, by building on existing initiatives, to the mutual benefit of all three nations, Canada, the

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US Trade Rep Lodges Third Labor Dispute with Mexico

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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai asked Mexico on Wednesday, May 18, to investigate claims that workers at a Panasonic auto parts factory in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, had been denied their basic labor rights. The complaint, rooted in efforts to improve workplace conditions in Mexico compared to those in the United States and Canada, represented

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US Claims $10 Billion in Lost Investment with AMLO’s Energy Reform

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By KELIN DILLON In a letter sent by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to Mexico’s Secretary of the Economy Tatiana Clouthier on Thursday, March 31, the United States has now claimed that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) controversial energy reform has put $10 billion of U.S. investment at risk, particularly when considering the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) treaty.

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AMLO Says He Will Cancel Energy Contracts without Compensation

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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said Friday, March 25, that under his controversial proposed Electricity Reform Bill, which would prioritize state-run companies using carbon-based fuels over private clean energy sources, there will be no government compensation for losses incurred by private-sector suppliers. In response to concerns expressed by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, who on

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US Protests Mexico’s USMCA Violations, Closes Ports

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By KELIN DILLON On Wednesday, Jan. 12, U.S. legislators sent a letter to the head of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai protesting purported repeated infractions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) committed by partner countries Mexico and Canada, going so far as to directly ask for intervention by U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration into the issue.  Highlighting delays and

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U.S. Lawmakers Attempt to Pause Mexico’s Electricity Reform

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By KELIN DILLON On Wednesday, Nov. 3, a number of U.S. congressmen protested against Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) controversial electricity reform in a letter to U.S. government officials, saying that the proposal would violate international treaties like the United States–Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and is discriminatory against both private investment initiatives and cleanly sourced energy. U.S. Republican members

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