Over 100 Anti-TTIP Protesters Arrested In Brussels....
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Over-100-Anti-TTIP-Protesters-Arrested-in-Brussels-20151016-0007.html
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http://subterrnews.blogspot.com/2015/10/hundreds-of-thousands-shut-down-berlin.html
Meanwhile in Berlin:
Last Saturday over 250,000 people turned out to shut down Berlin in protest of the Secret TPP; aka Monsanto's "Trojan Horse"
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Organized by Alliance D19-20, which is composed of farmers, CSC and FGTB trade unionists and representatives of over 60 organizations from the voluntary sector, the protesters were joined by some 120 members of the "Euro-market" parties of Spain, France, Italy and Greece who wanted to voice their concerns.
"The European Commission's objective is to ratify the CETA (free trade agreement with Canada) and conclude the negotiations on the TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) by the end of the year. The opposition of the peoples of Europe to these treaties has never been stronger, in a true democracy, against the destruction of our rights by austerity and free-trade agreements!," the Alliance stated.
The next, 11th round of round of TTIP negotiations are scheduled for next week in Miami, Florida, where delegations are set to discuss market access mechanisms. The 12th round of bargaining is likely to take place at the end of January or the beginning of February, with an aim at settling a full treaty before US President Barack Obama leaves office.
TTIP is aimed at creating the largest free trade zone in the world by reducing barriers to trade between the US and the European Union (EU). The agreement, which is now being negotiated in secrecy, would affect a number of areas including banking regulations, food standards and environmental laws.
Protesters argue that that the agreement will lower standards across the EU in a range of areas and will lead to harm social, consumer and environmental standards. The activists are taking an especially harsh stance on GM crops as the deal could allow for US companies to bypass EU regulations and sell GM products in Europe.
A weekend anti-TTIP protest in Berlin saw hundreds of thousands take to the streets. Organized by trade unions, environmental groups, charities and opposition parties, the rally went from the main railway station in central Berlin to the national parliament. According to activists, 250,000 people turned up for the event, while Berlin police claimed that the number was closer to their initial expectation of 150,000.
"The European Commission's objective is to ratify the CETA (free trade agreement with Canada) and conclude the negotiations on the TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) by the end of the year. The opposition of the peoples of Europe to these treaties has never been stronger, in a true democracy, against the destruction of our rights by austerity and free-trade agreements!," the Alliance stated.
The next, 11th round of round of TTIP negotiations are scheduled for next week in Miami, Florida, where delegations are set to discuss market access mechanisms. The 12th round of bargaining is likely to take place at the end of January or the beginning of February, with an aim at settling a full treaty before US President Barack Obama leaves office.
TTIP is aimed at creating the largest free trade zone in the world by reducing barriers to trade between the US and the European Union (EU). The agreement, which is now being negotiated in secrecy, would affect a number of areas including banking regulations, food standards and environmental laws.
Protesters argue that that the agreement will lower standards across the EU in a range of areas and will lead to harm social, consumer and environmental standards. The activists are taking an especially harsh stance on GM crops as the deal could allow for US companies to bypass EU regulations and sell GM products in Europe.
A weekend anti-TTIP protest in Berlin saw hundreds of thousands take to the streets. Organized by trade unions, environmental groups, charities and opposition parties, the rally went from the main railway station in central Berlin to the national parliament. According to activists, 250,000 people turned up for the event, while Berlin police claimed that the number was closer to their initial expectation of 150,000.
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