No new negotiations with old TTIP topics!

Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets against TTIP, the EU-US trade and investment protection agreement. The agreement has been in the freezer for over two years. Now the EU and the US want to resume negotiations. Supposedly only about industrial tariffs and conformity assessments, but also some other issues will play a role. The mandates for the negotiations could be given by the governments of the EU member states in March, and negotiations could begin quickly.

Lobbycontrol and PowerShift have jointly published an initial analysis of the draft mandates for regulatory cooperation, which is available for download in English.

We also demand:

1. transparency: Disclosure of the mandate that the Council adopted today. Instead of publishing the mandate only between mid-March and the end of May, Member State governments should do so immediately. This is also recommended by the European Commission.
2. No negotiations with the US under pressure: The U.S. is putting massive pressure on its competitive agribusiness and internet companies. This is not a good condition for balanced negotiations. The European Parliament also recommends not to start negotiations.
3. No regulatory cooperation in trade agreements: Regulatory cooperation degrades key consumer and environmental protections into “trade barriers”. This perspective is detrimental to people and the environment. In addition, it creates additional possibilities for lobbyists to influence legislation. If anything, regulatory cooperation must take place under democratic control.