ISDS Case Map
TTIP
The ‘framework agreement’ on trade between the EU and the US that was published August 21 is a worrying reminiscence of the infamous TTIP -the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership- of a decade ago.
“Before aiming for a free trade deal with the U.S., our first demand is that they withdraw their tariffs,” says French official.
French Economy and Finance Minister Eric Lombard said the European Union and the United States should try to conclude a free-trade agreement.
Germany's incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke out in favour of a trans-Atlantic free trade zone without any tariffs between Europe and the US.
The strongest economic actors still find their way into the corridors of power of the EU, when we need the planet and the most vulnerable around the world to take power away from them.
In view of billions in subsidies in the United States, the German auto industry is pressing for rapid negotiations on a free trade agreement with the United States.
Officials in Washington and Brussels pour cold water on German plan to restart transatlantic trade talks.
Strong support for such talks coming from Germany is significant as the country was the heartland of public protest against previous negotiations for a deal with the US.
Germany’s finance minister has put the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade deal between the US and European Union back on the agenda.
A trade agreement between the United States and the European Union would "make a lot of sense", German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
