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TTIP

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

MEPs take initial position on TTIP negotiations
28-May-2015 BBC
The resolution supported by the committee does not explicitly call for a ban on controversial investor-to-state dispute mechanisms (ISDS), instead calling for the jurisdiction of national courts to be "respected" in the deal.
TTIP – now it gets political
26-May-2015 New Internationalist
In a series of forthcoming votes, the European Parliament and US Congress are turning their attention to an agreement that is becoming more toxic with every passing day.
EU dropped pesticide laws due to US pressure over TTIP, documents reveal
25-May-2015 The Guardian
EU moves to regulate hormone-damaging chemicals linked to cancer and male infertility were shelved following pressure from US trade officials over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade deal, newly released documents show.
Action: Call on MEPs to firmly reject special rights for foreign investors!
25-May-2015 NO 2 ISDS!
Join this e-action on the European Parliament, asking MEPs to pledge that they will reject ISDS in TTIP. The action is going to run until the vote in the plenary on 10 June and is available in 9 languages.
Stopping the corporate power grab — it’s not all just about TTIP
25-May-2015 The Ecologist
In the rush to oppose TTIP we mustn’t lose sight of the context in which the deal is being negotiated — the hundreds of bilateral treaties that give corporations the right to sue in secret ’trade courts’.
Against the Trans-Pacific Partnership
15-May-2015 Jacobin Magazine
Opponents of the trade deal being secretly negotiated between the United States, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam have moved the discussion beyond its putative impact on jobs and growth and closer to the agreement’s broader ramifications, writes the IUF’s Peter Rossman.
Major win as US Senate blocks TPP Fast Track bill
13-May-2015 EFF
Opponents of sprawling and secretive international agreements won a significant victory today when U.S. Senators voted to block the advancement of its Fast Track trade bill.
US rejects EU calls for global investment court
11-May-2015 Press TV
The United States has rejected a European Union proposal to establish a global investment court aimed at resolving disputes arising from a massive free trade treaty with the US.
Could massive EU-US trade deal be extended to Israel?
11-May-2015 Electronic Intifada
The idea that Israel would be eligible to join TTIP is being mulled over by the cognoscenti in both Brussels and Washington, reports David Cronin.
Europe, Mexico to seek new trade pact to deepen North American ties
11-May-2015 Reuters
The European Union and Mexico will launch negotiations towards a new free-trade agreement later this year, as Europe seeks to tie its economy closer to North America following a deal with Canada and efforts to sign an accord with the United States.
EU-Mexico free trade agreement to be upgraded
11-May-2015 RTT
The European Union and Mexico announced the joint intention to upgrade the EU-Mexico Free Trade Agreement.
No TTIP deal with ISDS, warns parliament
7-May-2015 The Parliament Magazine
MEPs have threatened to block TTIP if ISDS is included, despite revised plans presented to them by European trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström.
MEPs unimpressed with Commission’s ISDS proposal
7-May-2015 EurActiv
European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström tried to convince MEPs that there are ways to keep the Investment-State Dispute Settlement in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment partnership deal. But unimpressed lawmakers failed to greet it as a full-fledged reform.
Canada-EU trade deal faces more tinkering
6-May-2015 Macleans
Mission accomplished? Not quite. American negotiations with Europe may trigger more changes to CETA
UN calls for suspension of TTIP talks over fears of human rights abuses
6-May-2015 The Guardian
Alfred de Zayas said the UN will publish a report in August to illustrate the flaws in current plans for the TTIP.
EU’s trade chief wants special court for investor disputes
5-May-2015 Reuters
The EU’s trade chief proposed on Tuesday creating a new European court to settle disputes in international trade agreements, a step aimed at overcoming growing public resistance to a free-trade accord with the United States.
Commission publishes updated EU textual proposal on regulatory cooperation in TTIP negotiations
5-May-2015 DG Trade
Today, the Commission published the updated EU textual proposal on regulatory cooperation, following the 9th round of negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Corporate power ‘exorcism’ held outside London law firm billed for TTIP lawsuits
4-May-2015 RT
A group of radical performance activists who hail from New York staged an “exorcism” of corporate power outside an international law firm in London to raise awareness about the dangers of an EU-US trade deal being brokered behind closed doors.
US lawmaker blasts ‘Monsanto provision’ in Fast Track legislation
29-Apr-2015 Congressman Peter DiFazio
US Representative Peter DeFazio today spoke out against a provision buried in trade promotion authority legislation that could help a government or multinational corporation attack state or national laws that require the labeling of genetically engineered foods.
US to open TTIP reading rooms across EU
29-Apr-2015 EurActiv
The US government will open “reading rooms” in its embassies across the European Union, so that national politicians can read secret documents related to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).