TTIP


Imperialism and the new free trade deals
Far from being a means to open up the world to a further intensification of trade, TPP and TTIP will carve up the world into two or more power blocs waging economic war with one another.
Pirate party: Zombie walk against TTIP in Berlin
German Pirate Party invited everyone for a Zombie Walk to protest against the draft contract of the secretively crafted transatlantic trade agreement (TTIP) in Berlin on Easter Saturday.
TTIP debate - Brussels
Frank exchange of views between the EU Commission and civil society representatives on the introduction of special rights for companies in the TTIP, through the mechanism of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).
India: Commerce secretary urges industry to adopt global standards fast to counter TPP, TTIP impacts
Commerce secretary Rajeev Kher on Wednesday called upon the Indian industry to upgrade its quality standards to successfully counter the adverse effects of two of the world's biggest free-trade treaties being negotiated by the US.
Still not loving ISDS: 10 reasons to oppose investors' super-rights in EU trade deals
See through the sweet-talk with Corporate Europe Observatory’s guide to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).
Suing the state: hidden rules within the EU-US trade deal
This film presents some of the dangers of the investor rights within the proposed EU-US trade deal.
The tar sands mystery and the smoking TTIP gun
The EU’s motivation for a proposal to scrap greenhouse gas intensity targets in its flagship Fuel Quality Directive (FQD), which regulates emissions from transport fuels, has been shrouded in mystery since it was first mooted three months ago, but EurActiv has uncovered new information.
Why is TTIP more than a trade agreement?
EU and US are currently negotiating a trade and investment agreement. How will this deal affect people from both regions and around the world? See reflections from EU and US activists who gathered to discuss about the impacts and possible solutions.
Investor-state dispute settlement: Council confirms deal with EP
The Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) today approved, on behalf of the Council, an agreement reached with the European Parliament on a framework for managing financial responsibility linked to investor-state dispute settlement proceedings.
TTIP: EU Commissioner points finger at US secrecy, investor-state provisions
April Fool's? European trade commissioner Karel de Gucht says, during a 1 April hearing in Brussels of the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament, that he would agree to drop ISDS from the TTIP if the United States would agree.