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TTIP

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

Growing protest against TTIP and CETA trade agreements in Germany
24-Aug-2016 Deutsche Welle
Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to take to the streets in several German cities to rally against plans to move forward with two key international trade agreements - one year after a similar protest managed to attract similar numbers.
Did TTIP push the EU to scrap precaution on endocrine disruptors?
22-Aug-2016 BEUC
In June, the European Commission broke its promise that it will not trade away the ’precautionary principle’ to strike a trade deal with the United States, BEUC reports.
Handelsblatt exclusive: No TTIP deal this year
11-Aug-2016 Handelsblatt
Negotiators in Brussels and Washington haven’t finalized a single chapter of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP, according to an internal ministry report obtained by Handelsblatt.
How the Dutch could derail CETA
9-Aug-2016 New Internationalist
As thousands discuss free trade at the World Social Forum in Montreal, Canada’s experience with NAFTA may offer lessons for the Netherlands, writes Niels Jongerius
TTIP: The most dangerous weapon in the hands of the fossil fuel industry
27-Jul-2016 The Ecologist
The elephant in the room is here and it is huge: the word "climate" means something totally different in the TTIP papers.
Farmers are most worried about the ramifications of TTIP
27-Jul-2016 AgriLand
Farmers, more than any other socio-economic group, are most worried about the impact of world trade deals such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Public wants referendum on TTIP - poll
27-Jul-2016 Irish Independent
The vast majority of Irish people want a referendum on the proposed US-EU free trade deal if it looks like it could become law, a survey suggests.
How Buy American is jeopardizing TTIP
19-Jul-2016 Global Risk Insights
America’s web of Buy American requirements is undermining TTIP discussions, blocking EU companies from trillions of dollars worth of procurement deals.
EU-US negotiators falter to make decisive progress on TTIP, destabilised by Brexit
18-Jul-2016 EurActiv
EU and U.S. negotiators said that they still needed to overcome large differences for a transatlantic free trade deal to be sealed this year, and factor in the setback of Brexit, as the UK is one of the United States’ biggest export markets.
TTIP: Why are the talks taking so long?
15-Jul-2016 BBC
A short video takes a look at some of the reasons why the talks are so complicated.
40 arrested in Brussels after protesters attack TTIP negotiators – with confetti
15-Jul-2016 RT
The latest round of negotiations of the under-threat trade agreement between the US and the EU is suffering from pressure both, outside and inside the negotiating room.
How the TTIP could make ethical meat harder to find
15-Jul-2016 Civil Eats
Looking for cage-free eggs and antibiotic-free meat? The new transatlantic trade agreement could make both harder to find.
Alternative model for a sustainable development chapter and related provisions in the Transatlantic Trade an Investment Partnership
14-Jul-2016 S2B
The alternative model proposed here addresses the shortcomings of the EU Proposal and proposes a sustainable development chapter.
What does Brexit mean for TTIP?
14-Jul-2016 EurActiv
Far from killing off TTIP, Brexit may provide the boost of political will needed to drag the trade deal over the finish line, and could unleash a wave of economic liberalism across Europe.
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft EU proposals (July 2016)
14-Jul-2016 European Commission
As published by the European Commission
Study launch: The EU can achieve data protection-proof trade agreements
13-Jul-2016 EDRi
The purpose of the study was to have an independent assessment on the respect of privacy and data protection by trade agreements being negotiated by the European Union.
Selling off the farm: corporate meat’s takeover through TTIP
12-Jul-2016 IATP
New report from IATP shows how TTIP will accelerate corporate concentration and expand industrial meat production or “factory farming” by increasing the power of meat-producing transnational corporations.
EU-US trade talks stuck over bread-and-butter market access
12-Jul-2016 EurActiv
Few expect significant breakthroughs at the EU-US 14th round of trade talks, as negotiations seem to be deadlocked over bread-and-butter market access.
TAFTA : une nouvelle fuite révèle les ambitions climaticides de l’Union européenne
11-Jul-2016 Collectif Stop Tafta
Le TAFTA privera la puissance publique des instruments de contrôle et de réglementation nécessaires à la protection de l’environnement et la lutte contre les dérèglements climatiques.
Leaked TTIP energy proposal could ’sabotage’ EU climate policy
11-Jul-2016 The Guardian
EU proposal on a free trade deal with the US could curb energy saving measures and a planned switch to clean energy, say MEPs