on July 9, 2015 in World News
TTIP in the EU: Rejecting Democracy at Every Turn
TTIP in the EU: Rejecting Democracy at Every Turn by Polly Jones After many twists and turns, MEPs decide today what sort of Transatlantic Trade and Investment deal (known as TTIP) they want the European Commission to negotiate on their behalf with the USA. Negotiations were launched with many grand statements at the G8 Summit in Lough Erne in July 2013. TTIP was to be Europe’s saviour from austerity and to be the blueprint for all future world trade, wherever it takes place in the world. Two years on and negotiations have been far from smooth. It was always going… View Article
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