Keyword: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

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EU Parliament Shelves Vote on TTIP Resolution for Now

11.06.2015 - On the eve of a scheduled June 9 European Parliament plenary vote on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), parliament resident Martin Schulz pulled the plug...

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EU Denies Holding Back on EDCs Under Pressure

26.05.2015 - The European Commission has denied reports it held back on farther-reaching legislation regulating endocrine disruptors (EDCs) due to pressure from both the chemical industry and...

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US Senate Vote Could Endanger TTIP Passage Prospects

18.05.2015 - By a vote of 52 to 45 (a majority of 60 was needed), the US Senate has declined to pass the Trade Promotion Authority bill that would have given President Barack Obama the power to...

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EU Proposes Changes in TTIP Investor Protection Clause

12.05.2015 - EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström has presented to the European Parliament (EP) the Commission's proposals for revising the terms of the controversial investor-state dispute...

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EU Commission Finalizes New GMO Import Rules

23.04.2015 - The European Commission has finalized new rules allowing member states the freedom to restrict or prohibit the import of genetically modified crops for food or feed, even if they...

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‘Green’ Study Says TTIP Will Favor GMO Foods

13.01.2015 - A new study commissioned by the German Green party concludes that the free trade agreement Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) being negotiated by the EU and the...

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EU Leaders Beat the Drum Harder for TTIP

19.12.2014 - In the face of only sluggish progress in finding support for the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment pact (TTIP) between the European Union and the United States, EU...