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EU-US trade deal threatens food safety
5-Feb-2015 FOEE
The trade agreement being negotiated between the US and EU threatens public health, consumer rights and animal welfare standards, shows new analysis today by food and trade experts
EU-US trade deal will ’hang beef sector out to dry’: ICSA
1-Apr-2015 The Independent
The potential for losses of between €25m and €45m for the beef sector from any trade deal between Europe and the US has provoked a sharp response from the Irish farm organisations.
EU-US trade truce falters on day 1 over farming
27-Jul-2018 Politico
Europeans don’t want their hallowed farm sector sucked into the deal.
EU: mini US deal will only tackle regulatory barriers
10-Mar-2020 Politico
The European Union is prepared to lower barriers for US agricultural goods such as GMOs as part of a mini trade deal, but don’t expect bigger concessions like cutting tariffs or changing EU laws, an EU official said.
European beef farmers struggle amid new US-EU beef trade deal
16-Aug-2019 Xinhua
Yielding to aggressive US policy, the European Union signed a deal with the United States which allows US farmers to sell more beef to Europe and will lead to a meat surplus in the European market.
European Commission announces composition of TTIP expert group
1-Feb-2014 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-79_en.htm
Last Monday the Commission launched a special Advisory Group of experts representing a broad range of interests, from environmental, health, consumer and workers’ interests to different business sectors to provide EU trade negotiators with high quality advice in the areas being negotiated in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks.
European Milk Board rejects TTIP agreement
22-May-2014 Agriland
European milk producers are calling for the Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement negotiations between the USA and the EU "to cease immediately."
Farm issues could scupper free trade deal with EU - U.S.
2-Dec-2015 Reuters
Differences between the United States and the European Union over issues such as genetically modified crops and hormone-treated beef could scupper a free trade deal.
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).
Farmers fear for their future as new TTIP round opens
22-Feb-2016 EurActiv
As negotiators prepare for the 12th round of TTIP talks, the crisis in French agriculture is compounding the sector’s fears over the trade deal.