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Substantial TTIP differences remain despite progress
2016-07-26 13:39:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Substantial differences remain and much work is still needed before a deal can be reached on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) pact between the US and the European Union (EU) - although the two sides still say progress is being made.
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TTIP: EU-US trade deal faces major challenges
2016-07-15 17:57:34| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The EU and the US agree the outline of a trade deal following a week of intensive TTIP negotiations - but there is still a lot of work to do.
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TTIP: Why are the talks taking so long?
2016-07-15 11:22:10| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which aims to reduce regulatory barriers between the US and the European Union, is at the end of its 14th round. Why are the talks taking so long?
TTIP leak rebuts EU pledge to tackle climate change, say green activists
2016-07-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ars Technica: The European Union's proposal for a chapter on energy and raw materials in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement was leaked on Monday, just as the fourteenth round of talks between the EU and US got underway in Brussels. However, the EU's plans have been criticised by the European wing of Friends of the Earth. Its economic justice programme coordinator Paul de Clerck said: "The EU's leaked proposal on TTIP and energy is in complete contradiction with Europe's commitments...
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Leaked TTIP energy proposal could 'sabotage' EU climate policy
2016-07-11 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The latest draft version of the TTIP agreement could sabotage European efforts to save energy and switch to clean power, according to MEPs. A 14th round of the troubled negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade deal between the EU and US is due to begin on Monday in Brussels. A leak obtained by the Guardian shows that the EU will propose a rollback of mandatory energy savings measures, and major obstacles to any future pricing schemes designed to encourage...
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