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TTIP

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (EU-US FTA), sometimes also called Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA)

The TTIP and the privitization of health
1-Jul-2016 Noticias de Gipuskoa
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Treaty (TTIP) may present a genuine threat to health and to the outcomes we have reached in the healthcare systems today.
The Netherlands prepares for a referendum against TAFTA
1-Jul-2016 Sputnik
The Netherlands envisages organizing a referendum of the Transatlantic Free Trade Treaty (TAFTA) between the United States and the European Union.
Why TTIP will live on – but not in the EU
30-Jun-2016 The Conversation
The controversial trade agreement between the EU and United States could well fall apart, only for the UK to pick up the pieces for its own trade deal.
Tafta : la souveraineté kidnappée
27-Jun-2016 Alter Eco +
Jusqu’où peut-on pousser la logique du libre-échange ?
Swiss group challenges trade partnerships
23-Jun-2016 Swiss Info
An interest group opposing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has formed in Switzerland the “Together against TTIP, TISA & Co.” alliance.
Les contentieux entre entreprises et Etats atteignent un niveau record
22-Jun-2016 Les Echos
En 2015, 70 nouveaux cas d’arbitrage entre entreprises et Etats ont été initiés. L’Espagne est en première ligne des Etats attaqués.
New rules to regulate Europe’s hormone-disrupting chemicals
17-Jun-2016 The Guardian
European commission launches world’s first system for classifying and banning endocrine disruptors against a barrage of criticism
TTIP talks bogged down in food standards debate
16-Jun-2016 EurActiv
Seemingly insurmountable differences in food standards are threatening to sink trade negotiations between the United States and the European Union.
Green NGOs welcome the parliamentary resolution on the free trade agreements
15-Jun-2016 Friends of the Earth Hungary
Environmentalists urge the government to turn to the European Court of Justice on the issue of the planned Investment Court System.
Big transatlantic market: yield and bow down
9-Jun-2016 MEDEL
MEDEL’s opinion on the construction of a international investment court for TTIP – proposal of the European Commission.
In Greece, standing against free trade agreements is standing for the planet
9-Jun-2016 TTIP Free Zones Europe
Aristoteli joined a growing movement of local authorities opposed to CETA and TTIP to deny the building of a polluter’s paradise
Groups urge U.S. Congress to reject TPP over environmental concerns
6-Jun-2016 Reuters
More than 450 groups on Monday called on Congress to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) if it comes up for a vote this fall, saying the trade deal would allow fossil fuel companies to contest U.S. environmental rules in extrajudicial tribunals.
TTIP talks should be suspended, say 40% of Luxembourg residents
6-Jun-2016 Luxemburger Wort
Over half of Luxembourg residents believe free-trade partnerships bring more disadvantages to Europe, and 40 percent think the current TTIP negotiations should be suspended.
Time is running out for TTIP deal
3-Jun-2016 EurActiv
The EU and the US want to finish negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in 2016 but despite substantial recent progress in the negotiations, TTIP is not ripe for conclusion this year
Jean-Claude Juncker wants EU leaders to reconfirm TTIP support
31-May-2016 Politico
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will ask EU leaders to reconfirm their commitment to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) at the European Council
EU and US trade sharp words on TTIP
30-May-2016 Politico
In testy exchange of emails, Commission warns US: Compromise or no deal in 2016.
Five key takeaways from the TTIP leak for food and farming systems
27-May-2016 IATP
The leaked TTIP text provides important insights into the direction of the trade talks, and raises alarm bells for advocates of fair and sustainable food and farming systems.
TTIP less consensual than it seems in Central and Eastern Europe
24-May-2016 Bordelex
Support for TTIP in Central and Eastern Europe, though it remains strong, is no longer as consensual as it used to be.
Local politics enters the global contest
23-May-2016 TNI
European municipalities join the battle against TTIP to protect sovereignty and public services, demonstrating how to take political initiative and build an alternative economy
Greece to block TTIP unless geographical indications are protected
16-May-2016 EurActiv
The Greek government is ready to veto the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the EU unless it ensures increased protection for key agricultural geographical indicators.