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Learn about the current state of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and what we expect to happen on this subject as the year progresses.

eBay and Gumtree join other e-commerce and social media companies to support a global wildlife policy framework, aimed at combating the illegal online trafficking of animal parts. The policy framework simplifies shopping guidelines, identifies banned products and closes loopholes that facilitate wildlife trafficking.

Recently, eBay was pleased to host Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and his wife, Ambassador Maria Nazareth Farani de Azevêdo, at our headquarters in San Jose, California.

Four states - Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin - held primaries yesterday for several local, state and federal races. In case you missed it, here are the highlights of the primary results.

Last week, Representative Barbara Comstock (R-VA/10) hosted two eBay sellers – Chris Hansen (C2 Management) and Jeff Bollettino (Metro DC Music) – at her district office for a roundtable policy discussion on Internet sales tax (IST).

This week InsideCounsel magazine announced eBay VP of Government Relations & Public Policy Tekedra Mawakana had won a prestigious award.

Last week members of the Government Relations team traveled to eBay’s OPEN seller celebration in Las Vegas, NV.

Last week, eBay Government Relations and Friends of eBay teamed up to host Startup Global NYC at eBay’s New York City office.

This week eBay had the privilege of hosting a delegation from the European Parliament and the European Internet Forum (EIF) at our headquarters in San Jose, California.

Last week, Andrea Stairs, Managing Director of eBay Canada, wrote a letter to Deepak Chopra, President & CEO of Canada Post, and Mike Palecek, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), expressing eBay’s concern with the uncertainty resulting from the ongoing Canada Post/CUPW labor negotiations.