Letter

Put people, environment and democracy before profit and corporate rights, say 100 European civil society groups

November 28, 2014

An EU-wide coalition of civil society organisations representing a broad spectrum of public interests have joined their voices to face the democratic threat posed by the current Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations.

To promote social justice, environmental sustainability and human rights it is imperative that investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), a regulatory co-operation council and the deregulation of standards are clearly excluded in a transparent fashion from TTIP.

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