Melech 9,900 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 "France cast serious doubt on Tuesday on the prospects of an EU free trade deal with the United States, adding to opposition within Germany and growing scepticism among Americans. Washington and Brussels are officially committed to sealing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) before U.S. President Barack Obama leaves office in January, but their chances of doing so are being eroded by approaching elections on both sides of the Atlantic and Britain's vote in June to leave the European Union. "Everything is moving. In this situation it's just not going to happen," said Peter van Ham, senior research fellow at Dutch think tank Clingendael and author of a paper on Tuesday called "TTIP is dead, long live transatlantic trade". French Trade Minister Matthias Fekl said he would request a halt to TTIP talks at next month's EU trade ministers' meeting in Bratislava after German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel declared at the weekend that talks were "de facto dead". Observers say both are responding to public mistrust of a deal that critics say would lower environmental and food standards and allow foreign multinationals to challenge government policies. Stop TTIP campaigns have been particularly vocal in Germany and Austria, which supporters of TTIP say are among the countries most likely to benefit from increased U.S. trade. In the United States, Obama has promoted the accord, saying it would fuel growth. But the public mood is turning increasingly negative, with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump making attacks on international trade deals a cornerstone of his campaign, saying they have cost U.S. jobs. His opponent, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, has also stepped back from her previous support for free trade when she was U.S. Secretary of State, and has questioned whether trade deals hold down U.S. wages. Ahead of elections in France and Germany next year, politicians are keenly aware that TTIP is not a vote winner. The Bertelsmann Foundation poll showed only 17 percent of Germans saw TTIP as a good thing in April, down from 55 percent two years earlier." http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-usa-ttip-france-idUSKCN1150H2 Slay France Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc 4,776 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 We're getting TTIP, only a matter of time. It's just that the socialists in France are looking for all possible ways to get some extra votes next year (no TTIP, burkini ban). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMe 577 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 20 minutes ago, Luc said: We're getting TTIP, only a matter of time. It's just that the socialists in France are looking for all possible ways to get some extra votes next year (no TTIP, burkini ban). Burkini ban wasn't started by socialists mayor tho ? And the fact that they don't agree with the TTIP has been known for quite some time now, Hollande warned the Commission last year that if it didn't fit the interest of France he would put an end to the negotiations, nothing is new under the sun, it just confirms that they stand by their principles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JevyDuty 2,961 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Americans are done with trade deals. This backlash against it is mutual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juvi 1,639 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Let's pray to God, Satan or whoever that they are right!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc 4,776 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 7 hours ago, CallMe said: Burkini ban wasn't started by socialists mayor tho ? And the fact that they don't agree with the TTIP has been known for quite some time now, Hollande warned the Commission last year that if it didn't fit the interest of France he would put an end to the negotiations, nothing is new under the sun, it just confirms that they stand by their principles. Yet they don't oppose the ban to the point you'd expect socialists too. All TTIP opposition by the French government is politics and not ideology. When TTIP is done and there's no elections coming up, the socialists would ratify it because they know the profits outweigh the consequences. You can criticize an agreement publicly while still supporting it when you have to ratify it (Hillary Clinton will do the same). You can't expect them not to, when the pressure from the rest of Europe is so big. By the way, when they say 'French interests' they mean protecting the name 'champagne' and stuff like that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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