Working Together to End Wildlife Trafficking

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.
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eBay Hosts World Trade Organization Director-General

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.
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Stateside: Primary Results from Four State Elections

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.
Virginia Sellers meet with Congresswoman Comstock

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).
eBay VP of GR Wins Prestigious Legal Award

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

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

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

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.
Head of eBay Canada Sends Letter to Canada Post & Postal Union

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.
Bipartisan House Members Announce Fourth Amendment Caucus

Yesterday, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by co-chairs U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Ted Poe (R-Texas), announced the newly formed Fourth Amendment Caucus to protect the privacy and security of Americans in the digital age.