27-Mar-2013
World Bulletin
Turkish economy minister said that Turkey needed a place at the table as part of free trade agreement talks between the European Union and the US.
25-Mar-2013
World War 4 Report
Neoliberalism knows no borders, so perhaps it should not come as a bolt out of the blue that the United States and European Union are set to negotiate a "Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership."
8-Mar-2013
New York Times
Prospects for a trade pact have brightened the spirits of automakers along with many other types of Continental companies. And not only because it might make it easier for their products to compete in America’s giant consumer market.
26-Feb-2013
Be Your Own Leader
There are concerns that the US could use these talks to push the EU to loosen its restrictions on genetically modified crops and foods. In addition, the deal might serve as a backdoor means to implement ACTA which was rejected by the European Parliament last year.
26-Feb-2013
Left Foot Forward
Just days after it was announced that the USA and the European Union were to open discussions on a free trade agreement worth trillions of dollars, trade unions on both sides of the Atlantic said that employment rights had to be a key issue on the agenda.
18-Feb-2013
Earth Open Source
An EU-US free trade deal would obliterate EU safeguards for health and
the environment with regard to genetically modified (GM) crops and
foods, warns Earth Open Source.