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

Commission swamped by 150,000 replies to TTIP consultation
24-Jul-2014 EurActiv
About 150,000 people have responded to the European Commission’s online consultation on the controversial investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clause in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
CETA ‘should be initialed by September 25′: EU Trade Commissioner
23-Jul-2014 iPolitics
The end of the Canada-EU trade agreement (CETA) technical negotiations are “in sight” and the deal should be initialed in time for a late September bilateral summit in Ottawa, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said Tuesday.
American poultry standards draw criticism at trade talks
21-Jul-2014 Global Meat News
At a stakeholder hearing in Brussels, the US chief negotiator on TTIP, Daniel Mullaney, argued that chlorine­-washed chicken offered consumers a safe alternative
David Cameron urged to exempt the NHS from TTIP deal after unions claim it is at risk from being sold to American corporations
19-Jul-2014 The Independent
Unions claim the NHS is under threat by the giant US-EU trade agreement known as TTIP despite assurances from negotiators that it was exempt.
US accused of forcing EU to accept tar sands oil
19-Jul-2014 IPS
Newly publicised internal documents suggest that US negotiators are working to permanently block a landmark regulatory proposal in the European Union aimed at addressing climate change, and instead to force European countries to import particularly dirty forms of oil.
Bid launched to stop EU/US free trade deal
17-Jul-2014 Reuters
A broad coalition of European environmental, consumer rights and anti-globalization groups launched a bid on Tuesday to stop the European Union from negotiating a free trade deal with the United States.
MEPs wary of commission’s approach to TTIP negotiations
17-Jul-2014 The Parliament
The European commission’s TTIP proposals could lead Europe "down a regulatory race to the bottom" and there is "a growing sense of unease and concern" surrounding the negotiations, say MEPs.
Activists disrupt TTIP trade negotiators at stakeholder consultation
16-Jul-2014 Bambuser.com
121 scholars speak out against planned investor-state arbitration provisions in the US-EU TTIP, modeled on the Canada-EU CETA
16-Jul-2014
A group of 121 academic experts has spoken out against planned provisions on investor-state arbitration in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
EU lawmakers air fears on US trade deal, demand openness, caution
16-Jul-2014 Europe Online
A mammoth free trade deal being hammered out by the European Union and the United States came under attack Tuesday, as EU lawmakers said "opaque" negotiations would lead to an erosion of standards and undue protection for investors.
Peroxyacetic acid rinsing of poultry meat - BEUC position paper published
16-Jul-2014 BEUC
BEUC has just published its position paper on the use of peroxyacetic acid rinses of poultry meat. This chemical wash is currently banned in the EU. However, pressure from the United States might reverse the trend.
European Citizens’ Initiative demands: Stop negotiations for TTIP and CETA
15-Jul-2014 ECI Stop TTIP
Today, the 47th European Citizens’ Initiative has brought forward a motion for registration asking the EU Commission to recommend to the EU Council of Ministers to repeal the negotiating mandate for the Trade Investor Partnership (TTIP) and not to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) either.
Swiss face tough US-EU trade deal decisions
15-Jul-2014 Swissinfo
A free trade agreement between Brussels and Washington could shave billions off the Swiss economy, if Switzerland is left sitting on the sidelines. That’s the conclusion of a government-sponsored study.
Malta: Anti-TTIP front launched
15-Jul-2014 Malta Today
Social Europe: Front against TTIP (Malta) has been set up by Żminijietna - Voice of the Left, the Anti-Poverty Alliance, Moviment Graffitti, Association of Federative Socialists; and GWU Youth.
Overcoming Transatlantic differences on intellectual property: IPR and the TTIP negotiations
13-Jul-2014 EPRS
A report from the European Parliament Research Service
Supporters of investment arbitration launch EU think tank
11-Jul-2014 Global Arbitration Review
Corporate counsel and practitioners in Europe have formed a non-profit association to promote the benefits of investor-state arbitration and influence EU policy on investment protection.
Juncker states his opposition to fracking
10-Jul-2014 ENDS Europe
Asked about the trade deal the Commission is currently negotiating with the US, which campaigners fear will allow private companies to challenge the EU’s environmental rules, Mr Juncker stressed that the normal, publicly accountable, court system should be used instead of private courts or arbitration panels.
US and EU unions criticise transatlantic trade deal
10-Jul-2014 FT
The largest trade unions in the US and EU are calling for protections for online privacy and the dropping of special protections for foreign investors as part of a long series of demands to secure their backing for a transatlantic trade pact.
AFL-CIO and ETUC issue "Declaration of Joint Principles"
10-Jul-2014 ETUC
Ahead of the 6th round of EU-US trade negotiations taking place next week in Brussels, the US and European trade unions AFL-CIO and ETUC have issued a "Declaration of Joint Principles".
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft EU energy proposal (June 2014)
9-Jul-2014 Washington Post