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airiefairie.livejournal.comTTIP leaks: US undermining EU standards, says Greenpeace
The US had threatened to block easier exports of European cars to the US market if the US refuse to allow more under-regulated US agricultural products, and also to block a European initiative for putting transparent government courts in place of the planned private tribunals for settling corporate disputes, the recent leaks published by Sueddeutsche Zeitung and the ARD public television revealed the other day. This, after they obtained classified documents from the TTIP negotiations. The Dutch branch of Greenpeace first published the leaks, and sources from both German media confirm that they are authentic and have been compiled in the last couple of weeks.
Greenpeace has joined a chorus of NGOs calling for the halting and/or restarting of the TTIP negotiations. SDZ and ARD are citing evidence that the US has exerted pressure that is much greater than previously thought. Particular concern comes from the push for the removal of GMO food regulations on the EU market. The US is opposed to the European principle that a product should be only allowed on the market after proving that it is not harmful to the human health and the environment.
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The US had threatened to block easier exports of European cars to the US market if the US refuse to allow more under-regulated US agricultural products, and also to block a European initiative for putting transparent government courts in place of the planned private tribunals for settling corporate disputes, the recent leaks published by Sueddeutsche Zeitung and the ARD public television revealed the other day. This, after they obtained classified documents from the TTIP negotiations. The Dutch branch of Greenpeace first published the leaks, and sources from both German media confirm that they are authentic and have been compiled in the last couple of weeks.
Greenpeace has joined a chorus of NGOs calling for the halting and/or restarting of the TTIP negotiations. SDZ and ARD are citing evidence that the US has exerted pressure that is much greater than previously thought. Particular concern comes from the push for the removal of GMO food regulations on the EU market. The US is opposed to the European principle that a product should be only allowed on the market after proving that it is not harmful to the human health and the environment.
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