Negotiators confirm they hope to reach agreement on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership by conclude of yearSenior European and US officials have vowed to accelerate talks on a controversial trade deal that critics say would weaken environmental and consumer standards,while giving too much power to companies to sue governments.
Negotiators from the EU and the United States confirmed they were hoping to secure agreement on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership by the conclude of the year. TTIP, which the EU trade commissioner once described as “the most contested acronym in Europe”, or is a sweeping plan to harmonise regulatory standards,cut tariffs on thousands of items and back companies accomplish more transatlantic commerce. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com