If the European Commission wishes to live up to its promise to take protection of our standards seriously, it has to cut short on its spin that a deal by the end of this year is still achievable, writes Monique Goyens. Also the most important take-aways of the TTIP-leaks are shown.
Chance oder Gefahr? Das Handelsabkommen TTIP macht vielen Angst. SPD-Experte und Vorsitzender des Ausschusses für internationalen Handel im Europaparlament Bernd Lange spricht in Regensburg Klartext.
Waiting in the wings, and still being negotiated largely in secret is the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The agreement, between the U.S. and the 28-nation European Union, has been formally discussed through 12 rounds of negotiations, with another round scheduled for some time this month. Both sides would like to conclude this treaty by the end of 2016.
EXCLUSIVE / Labour rights in the US must be improved before any potential TTIP deal is signed and Brexit’s economic impact is of concern, according to the chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade, Bernd Lange. EurActiv Germany reports.
The legal scrub of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) is “virtually complete” and the current timeline suggests the deal will be implemented in early 2017, Canada’s chief negotiator — Steve Verheul — told the House of Commons international trade committee Tuesday morning.
TTIP negotiations have been running since 2013, yet German parliamentarians have only recently been allowed to read the documents. Now, documents have been made available in a high-security reading room
Export-Zuschüsse für Lebensmittel machen Entwicklungsländern das Leben schwer – so heißt die Kritik. Jetzt haben sich die Staaten geeinigt: Damit soll Schluss sein.
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The two officials also indicated that little progress has been made on geographical indications, although the issue was discussed in Miami. The EU has made it a top priority to use the deal to establish a strong system to protect European food names.
“It is clear that there are still important differences of view on how to deal with this issue,” Garcia Bercero said.
The U.S. has been critical of the EU naming system because it includes product name protections on cheese and other items that U.S. food producers consider generic and use widely to market goods.
“We are approaching the issue of geographical indications through the lens of promoting the ability of our agricultural producers to sell in various markets around the world, including those that depend on trademarks and common food names,” Mullaney said.
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