Greenpeace to release secret documents on contested EU-US trade deal

[robert99]

Greenpeace to release secret documents on contested EU-US trade deal
#TTIPleaks: confidential TTIP papers unveil US position
Greenpeace to release secret documents on contested EU-US trade deal
Greenpeace on Sunday said it was in possession of leaked 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”.

The campaign group said it would on Monday publish 248 pages of classified documents to “shine a light” on negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), an ambitious treaty both sides want completed by year-end but which is facing mounting opposition.

The leaked pages will be published online at 0900 GMT, Greenpeace said in a statement.

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.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

I'm going to email this info to my father.... if memory serves, he knew/knows a couple folks heavily involved in Greenpeace.... furthermore, he knows even more folks to forward this info to.

This is a huge deal.... Thank you, Robert.

 

[Blobbenstein]

it probably reads like 50 Shades of Grey.

 

[robert99]

Latest news on the leak and the EU's response
Leaked TTIP documents released
TTIP leaks update: Greenpeace response to Commission statements
If you want to read it for yourself (and that is always such a good idea) go to Read the secret #TTIP papers here But I would n't recommend it for bed-time reading as you'll probably doze of .....zzzzz ..... zzzzz... (and you're welcome, MadamS)

EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström's blog about the leak - referenced in the second link - (whole thing at Negotiating TTIP - European Commission )
"Many media outlets are reporting this morning about supposed leaks from our negotiations with the United States on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). As there seems to be quite a number of misconceptions floating around, a few things might be worth pointing out.
First of all, and contrary to what many seem to believe, so-called "consolidated texts" in a trade negotiation are not the same thing as an outcome. They reflect each side's negotiating position, nothing else. And it shouldn't come as a surprise that there are areas where the EU and the US have different views. As I pointed out on this blog last week – there are areas in the TTIP negotiations where we have come a long way, but in others we are simply not in agreement.

It is only normal that both parties in a negotiation want to achieve as many of their own objectives as possible. That does not mean that the other side gives in to those demands. That does not mean that the parties will meet halfway. In areas where we are too far apart in a negotiation, we simply will not agree. In that sense, many of today's alarmist headlines are a storm in a teacup.