Your crash course in... Whether a controversial EU-US free trade deal will soon be trumped
A similar plan for Pacific nations has already felt the wrath of the presidential pen.
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A similar plan for Pacific nations has already felt the wrath of the presidential pen.
The controversial TTIP proposal has been three years in the making.
The issue of the documentation was raised by MEP Luke Ming Flanagan in May, after he was not allowed make notes at a reading room set up in Brussels.
What is the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and what does it mean to you? We asked two experts with different viewpoints what is at play here.
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is back in the news.
Here are the key points you need to know about the three-year long negotiations.
He put up a video earlier this week showing his difficulty accessing documents related to secret US/EU trade negotiations.
Irish MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan said today that the leaked documents showed “exactly why the negotiations need to be out in the open”.
This is what the Jobs Minister had to say about a EU-US free-trade deal today.
Everyone was talking about mad cows, free trade and tattooed workers.
The vote on the deal was called off at the last minute after MEPs were put under tremendous pressure from their constituents.
Much of the focus about the trade deal has been on big business, but little attention has been paid to SMEs and how they would benefit from it.
Flanagan didn’t hold back in his criticism.
Debate on the so-called TTIP was suspended this morning amid angry scenes.
Some of those ‘barriers’ could include labour rights, food safety rules, regulations on the use of toxic chemicals, digital privacy laws and even new banking safeguards.
It may not have a catchy name but we need to pay attention the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership – it poses huge ramifications for Ireland.
Some 150,000 responses were made to a survey about the pact – and most were against it.
One of the largest free trade agreements to be negotiated in recent times is provoking serious concerns among civil groups.
We need a solution for our water needs – but one that doesn’t include creative accounting, cronyism, and possible privatisation.
Kevin Thornton has warned that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership could lead to the introduction of genetically-modified foods here. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland said that GM foods are safe to eat.
That’s one of the subjects up for debate in Leinster House today.
The chapter published today constrains proposals for major changes to intellectual property rights laws in the states involved.
Enda Kenny was speaking to the media following meetings with G8 leaders in Lough Erne today.