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Public services under attack through TTIP and CETA
12-Oct-2015 CEO
EU trade deals with Canada and the US could endanger citizens’ rights to basic services like water and health, as negotiators are doing the work of some of the EU’s most powerful corporate lobby groups in pushing an aggressive market opening agenda in the public sector.
10,000 emails sent to Bolton Euro MP about trade agreement which could see American firms providing health and transport services in UK
26-Aug-2015 The Bolton News
North West MEP Afzal Khan says he has received more than 10,000 emails from constituents concerned about the proposed trade agreement between the United States and the European Unions.
A globalisation for people, not business
5-Jun-2018 Social Europe
Globalisation is in crisis because of its almost totalitarian outreach to all areas of everyday life. People feel a loss of control, because their way of life is perceived as subject to trade requests solely for the benefit of globally acting firms.
A transatlantic agreement but at what cost to SMEs?
24-Nov-2015 Veblen Institute
The potential effects of the United States / Europe trade agreement (TTIP) on local economies and SMEs.
AFL-CIO and ETUC issue "Declaration of Joint Principles"
10-Jul-2014 ETUC
Ahead of the 6th round of EU-US trade negotiations taking place next week in Brussels, the US and European trade unions AFL-CIO and ETUC have issued a "Declaration of Joint Principles".
American and German unions reject ISDS
5-Jun-2015 EurActiv
Union leaders on both sides of the Atlantic have called for TTIP negotiators to drop extra-legal arbitration systems from any future trade deal. They believe existing judicial systems offer adequate protection to investors. EurActiv France reports.
Analysis shows TTIP consequences insignificant for Slovenia
7-Jan-2015 STA
Preliminary findings of an analysis of potential trade liberalisation with the US show that consequences for Slovenia’s economy would be relatively small but mostly negative, eliminating jobs in the private sector.
Assessing regulatory impact of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – analysis
23-Sep-2014 Eurasia Review
This study considers the likely regulatory impact of the proposed EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in three key policy areas: investor protection, public services and food safety.
Bernadette Ségol (ETUC) & Richard Trumka (AFL-CIO) - Joint video interview on TTIP
4-Jun-2014 ETUC
Joint interview on TTIP by Bernadette Ségol, ETUC General Secretary & Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO President
Commission closes TTIP consultation — But is it listening?
1-Jul-2014 ETUC
Bernadette Ségol the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation says trade unionists are “particularly concerned at statements from DG Trade implying that the consultation is about a reform of the ISDS system and is not open to a decisive rejection.”
Cut NHS from trade deal say doctors
24-Jun-2015 Herald Scotland
Doctors attending the British Medical Association’s (BMA) annual representative meeting in Liverpool have voted overwhelmingly to urge the Government to remove health and social care services from a controversial trade agreement between the EU and US
David Cameron urged to exempt the NHS from TTIP deal after unions claim it is at risk from being sold to American corporations
19-Jul-2014 The Independent
Unions claim the NHS is under threat by the giant US-EU trade agreement known as TTIP despite assurances from negotiators that it was exempt.
De Gucht rejects claims Commission misrepresented benefits of TTIP
9-Sep-2014 EurActiv
The European Commission has rejected claims it misrepresented the possible economic benefits of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Emergency services turn life-threatening under US private equity owners — and a global Trade in Services Agreement would globalize the damage
31-Aug-2016 IUF
Vital public services like firefighting and ambulances are being handed over to a small number of transnational companies worldwide, a trend that will be hugely boosted by TPP, TTIP, CETA and TiSA.
EU and US insurers support including financial services market access and regulatory cooperation in TTIP
30-Jun-2014 AIA
Insurance Europe, the American Insurance Association and the American Council of Life Insurers have issued a statement supporting the inclusion of market access and regulatory cooperation in financial services in TTIP.
EU deal will put elderly care at risk
14-Oct-2015 The Irish Examiner
Elderly people’s homes in Ireland will be open to unfettered competition putting care at risk under the terms being drafted for the trade and services agreement between the EU and the US.
EU gives up on TTIP for US reinsurance reform
27-Aug-2014 EurActiv
Negotiators pushing for better US market access for EU reinsurers have abandoned talks over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), recognising the trade deal is unlikely to remove rules forcing the industry to post as much as 100% collateral against their American liabilities.
EU Parliament questions US compliance with data privacy shield, calls for suspension
12-Jul-2018 ICTSD
The European Parliament adopted a resolution to suspend the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement, saying the US’ compliance efforts to date “fail to provide enough data protection for EU citizens.”
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft services & investment offer (Feb 2015)
26-Feb-2015 BBC
as leaked to the BBC on 2
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft services/investment offer (May 2014)
13-Jun-2014 scribd.com
as leaked to EPSU and released on 13 June 2014