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Published in: Can Europe Make It?How the European Commission is trying to smother debate on TTIP
The debate on TTIP and CETA is getting tougher. The Commission is willing to do anything and everything to get these...
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Published in: ourNHSBattle Royal in Brussels - backroom 'trade' deals under fire
Europeans are in uproar at chaotic attempts by the EU presidency to rush through 'secret courts' for investors to...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The EU-US free trade agreement (TTIP): giving rights to firms, taking jobs from modest communities
If global corporations gain rights, do citizens also? We now know the answer: No.
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Published in: ourNHSNHS patient goes to Brussels to ask about secret trade deal
Eye-opening short video exposing the secret Brussels/Washington pact that threatens the NHS.
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Published in: ourNHSOn TTIP and the NHS, they are trying to bamboozle us
The TTIP trade treaty talks re-open in Brussels this week. We should not be reassured by the convenient 'leak' of a...
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Published in: ourNHSNurses fight back against trade treaty that threatens NHS
The fight against an international trade treaty wrecking our NHS receives a boost from the nurses and activists,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAllowing corporations to sue governments for changing their laws may be common, but it's not good
Around the world, countries are rejecting exactly the kinds of dispute mechanisms that the EU/US trade deal is...
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Published in: ourNHSWill Labour defend the NHS from the EU/US trade deal?
Andy Burnham and John Healey's statments on the risks to the NHS of the trade deal between the EU and the US seem at...
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Published in: ourNHSBad science, health risks, and the EU/US trade treaty
Whether on GM foods, pesticides, or pharmaceuticals, the EU/US trade treaty aims to strip away higher European...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe EU/US trade deal is a threat to democracy, but even MEPs don't know what's going on
The Transatlantic trade deal will get rid of vital protections for people in Europe and allow corporations to sue...
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Published in: ourNHSThis treaty isn't about 'trade' - it's a fight for public services everywhere
Defeated in Seattle and Doha, US and EU corporations are once more trying to stitch up the global economy in the...
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Published in: ourNHSTrade deals - is the mood turning?
Political sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic is turning against anti-democratic trade deals - but high...
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Published in: ourNHSWill transatlantic trade treaty really boost wages and growth, asks TUC
As Davos trade negotiators announced they would 'consult' over one part of the controversial deal, the TUC met them...
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Published in: ourNHSWhy this year’s Davos could be bad for our health
EU and US trade barons should enjoy the rarified air of Davos while they can. They have stormy times ahead.
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Published in: ourNHSEU-US Free Trade and the risks to the NHS
The US government shutdown has postponed further EU-US Free Trade talks due this week, but these corporate attempts...
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Published in: ourNHSA transatlantic corporate bill of rights
This week G8 leaders hail the opening of EU/US Free Trade negotiations as 'a once in a generation opportunity' to...
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Published in: ourNHSFree Trade, 'Trade Creep' and the Risks to our Public Health
Trade agreements are not based on natural laws or inevitable necessities, but represent political values and choices...
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Published in: ourNHSLord Owen condemns “conspiracy of silence” on the EU-US trade deal
Introducing his revised NHS bill, Lord Owen calls today for transparency from Prime Minister David Cameron over the...
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Published in: ourNHSThe upcoming EU-US and EU-Canada trade deals have serious implications for the NHS
After the government pushed through its widely opposed privatisation regulations it is time now to focus on the big...
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Published in: ourNHSThe real force behind the NHS Act - the EU/US trade agreement
An EU-US drive to harmonise services - particularly health - is critical to the NHS reforms. As the Trade Commission...