Another Secret 'Trade' Deal Leaks, Shows Corporations Still Control Trade Process

""There are no red lines which would clearly protect environment and health." - Jorgo Riss, director of Greenpeace EU

There has been a major leak concerning another "trade" agreement that is currently being negotiated in secret. This time it is the TTIP and it was leaked by Greenpeace.

TPP, TTIP, What?

First, some explanation. If you are reading this you've been hearing a lot about the TPP, which is the Trans-Pacific Partnership. There's another "trade" agreement being negotiated called the TTIP, which is the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. So for shorthand on the shorthand: TPP = Pacific, TTIP = Atlantic.

The TPP (Pacific) negotiations have been completed. The TPP negotiations took place in a secret process dominated by the giant multinational corporations, and the final agreement is waiting to be approved or rejected by Congress – probably during the "lame duck" session, because that is when members are least likely to be held accountable for their votes.

The TTIP (Atlantic; you may hear it referred to as "tee-tip"), on the other hand, is still being negotiated, also in a secret process dominated by the giant multinational corporations.

The Big Leak

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