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Related: About this forumHere's what US trade policies supported by some candidates are really about
Leaked TTIP documents cast doubt on EU-US trade deal
Greenpeace says internal documents show US attempts to lower or circumvent EU protection for environment and public health
Talks for a free trade deal between Europe and the US face a serious impasse with irreconcilable differences in some areas, according to leaked negotiating texts.
The two sides are also at odds over US demands that would require the EU to break promises it has made on environmental protection.
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Jorgo Riss, the director of Greenpeace EU, said: These leaked documents give us an unparalleled look at the scope of US demands to lower or circumvent EU protections for environment and public health as part of TTIP. The EU position is very bad, and the US position is terrible. The prospect of a TTIP compromising within that range is an awful one. The way is being cleared for a race to the bottom in environmental, consumer protection and public health standards.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/may/01/leaked-ttip-documents-cast-doubt-on-eu-us-trade-deal
These are policies being pushed by US Democrats onto European countries. Americans almost never believe me when I say that Europeans largely see all US politicians as centre-right, but this illustrates why.
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Here's what US trade policies supported by some candidates are really about (Original Post)
EdwardBernays
May 2016
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TIME TO PANIC
(1,894 posts)1. K & R!
abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)2. K&R
leftcoastmountains
(2,968 posts)3. Shared & R
EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)4. thanks!
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Baobab
(4,667 posts)5. The US wants to lock local state and national environmental laws to the lowest common denominator
between 48 countries.
See the lowest common Denominator report here:
http://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/LCD_TTIP_Jan2015.pdf
Which would totally upend the precautionary principle and preempt any local or state anti fracking or toxic chemical laws.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)6. It's the "gold standard" as in "he who has the most gold rules."