TTIP Trade Deal Between U.S., EU Risks Collapse After Greenpeace Leak
Few people on this side of the pond noticed, but over the past day or so, a major proposed transatlantic trade pact has come to the brink of collapse.
And its possible demise also throws into question the future of a separate proposed free trade deal between Canada and the European Union.
Classified chapters of the proposed U.S-EU free trade deal, known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), became public after Greenpeace leaked more than half of the negotiating text on Monday.
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The environmental activist group said the documents showed the deal “presents an across-the board threat to environmental and climate action in both the U.S. and Europe.”
The documents reveal that the U.S. is demanding that the EU lower environmental and public health protections as part of the TTIP, Greenpeace said, and U.S. corporations would have the power to override European laws under the proposal.
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