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EU-US trade deal: people have the right to know


La Médiatrice européenne appelle la Commission et le Conseil à établir une approche plus proactive de la transparence dans les négociations relatives au TTIP
Dans deux courriers transmis le 29 juillet 2014 pour l’un au Conseil de l’Union européenne, pour l’autre à la Commission, la Médiatrice européenne, Emily O'Reilly, a demandé aux institutions d’accroître la transparence relative aux négociations en cours entre l’UE et les USA sur le Partenariat transatlantique de commerce et d'investissement (PTCI ou TTIP en anglais), cela en publiant davantage de documents liés à ces discussions.
http://www.europaforum.public.lu/fr/actualites/2014/08/mediatrice-ttip-transparence/index.html

La Cour de Justice de l’UE confirme que le principe de protection de l’intérêt public ne peut, s'il n'est pas justifié précisément, permettre le refus du droit d’accès aux documents des institutions
http://www.europaforum.public.lu/fr/actualites/2014/07/cjue-sophie-intveld-conseil/index.html

EU-US trade deal: people have the right to know
The recent ruling by the European Court of Justice, in a case brought by Dutch MEP Sophie in‘t Veld, could not have come at a more pertinent time (EurActiv story: TTIP document could be made public after EU court ruling, July 4th 2014 )
http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-industry/eu-us-trade-deal-people-have-right-know-303429

Sommet UE-Canada en septembre pour souligner la conclusion de l'accord de libre-échange: 28/09
http://www.lalibre.be/dernieres-depeches/belga/sommet-ue-canada-en-septembre-pour-souligner-la-conclusion-de-l-accord-de-libre-echange-53e1552a35702004f7dc2601

Canada-UE : Berlin n'a pas arrêté sa décision
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/economie/2014/07/28/005-accord-canada-ue-berlin-hesite.shtml

Despite German angst, bet on CETA to go ahead
Regarding CETA, while German courts are indeed effective, the same cannot be said for all EU members: Canada is negotiating a deal with the EU, not just Germany.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/despite-german-angst-bet-on-ceta-to-go-ahead/article19928198/

Germany seeks to limit investor protection to save trade deal
"Markus Kerber, managing director of the BDI, the German employers’ organisation, urged the government to go ahead with the EU-Canada accord. He did not foresee a problem with investor protection clauses. “Germany has such agreements with 120 countries and we have not had an argument,” he said." ...
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bcb8ab98-1bdb-11e4-adc7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz39o5MugyE

Canada-EU free trade deal may pave way for US agreement
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28671105


A réfléchir: la clause ISDS permettra-t-elle aux entreprises internationales d'échapper à toute porusuite de la part de la société civile?
The uphill battle to hold US corporations accountable for abuses abroad
http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/8/chiquita-corporateaccountabilityunitednationshumanrights.html

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