(02 May 2016) – Greenpeace today published 248 pages of classified documents showing that a planned huge free trade deal between the United States and the European Union poses “major risks for climate, environment and consumer safety”.
It says the cache – obtained by Greenpeace Netherlands – represents two-thirds of the TTIP draft text as of the latest round of talks in April, and covers a range of issues from telecoms to food and agriculture and trade barriers.
“These leaked documents confirm what we have been saying for a long time: TTIP would put corporations at the centre of policy-making, to the detriment of environment and public health,” said Greenpeace EU director Jorgo Riss. (EurActiv / AFP)