He is Catholic, he is German, and his family name is Marx. You’d think he is against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership currently under negotiation between the EU and the United States. But in fact he approves of TTIP. Cardinal Reinhard Marx, president of the German Bishop’s Conference, and also …
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Germany: how minority groups have come to dominate the public debate on TTIP
Origin of the graph: Matthias Bauer, ECIPE. Has Germany’s public debate on TTIP been hijacked by two minority political parties? At least some evidence is now emerging that the discussion on the transatlantic treaty has been distorted by a highly active network of ‘civil society’ groups gravitating around the …
In brief: Glimpses of TTIP’s institutional setup
TTIP’s institutional setup is shaping up to become quite inclusive. Too much perhaps? The ten ‘textual proposals’ the EU Commission tabled to the United States Trade Representative during the fourtenth round of negotiations in July are gradually being unplucked and analysed by experts. Elaine Fahey is one of those geeky law …
In brief: TTIP – Juncker pledges negotiation continuation – France tones down calls for suspension
EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said the Commission intended to continue negotiating the transatlantic trade agreement TTIP despite calls from some EU member states to halt the talks. Washington and some capitals in the EU hope to finalise the three year old talks by the end of the year. …
MEP Reding follows French government in calls for TTIP talk suspension
Generally reactions to German chancellor Sigmar Gabriel’s late August statements that TTIP negotiations have failed and to France’s Matthias Fekl’s wish to see the EU walk away from the negotiation table have not been very well received. At the EU Parliament, France has found at least one fan, though, under the …
Analysis: TTIP talks won’t stop – but EU political forces are aligning ahead of 2016 deadline
What is going on? This the most frequent question one reads and hears after German economy minister Sigmar Gabriel stated that TTIP negotiations had in effect failed, and after on Tuesday (30 August) French secretary of state in charge of trade Matthias Fekl announced that he wanted to see the TTIP negotiations …
“Full stop” to TTIP talks – translation and transcript of Matthias Fekl interview
After Sigmar Gabriel’s shock statements about the state of the TTIP negotiations, France has weighed in with its Secretary of State’s announcement this morning (30 August 2016) on French television that Paris wants a full halt to the talks. Full details – an nuances – in the full English translation of the interview …
Outlook: A fateful autumn for the EU’s trade policy
This autumn will be a moment of truth for the EU’s trade policy – as for the EU as a whole. At the end of this year, we will have two answers: whether the EU can still credibly sign international agreements, and whether the EU can cope with the tremendous …
Comment: “TTIP failed”: is Sigmar Gabriel right?
The media is all abuzz about Sigmar Gabriel’s statement made during a conversation with the press over the week-end that “TTIP has failed”, not least because of US demands which the EU cannot accept. How credible is that statement? Is TTIP “dead”? No, Sigmar Gabriel is simply doing domestic politics, …
Eurobarometer: Support for TTIP continues to slide
Support for TTIP in the EU remains strong, but continues to decline, the latest Eurobarometer shows. Divisions between PRO and anti TTIP countries sharpen. The EU has been polling citizens on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership since 2014. The latest round of polls shows a significant slide in …
