A million sign petition against EU-US trade talks

The petition created by the STOP TTIP group against ongoing trade negotiations between the United States and the European Union had already gathered over 1 million signatures, according to BBC News on 4 December 2014.

The petition calls on the EU and its member states to stop the talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). It also says they should not ratify a similar deal that has already been done between the EU and Canada.

It defends that some aspects pose a threat to democracy and the rule of law.

• Primary Source

ESO: Key Source: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) http://www.europeansources.info/record/transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership-ttip/

ESO: Background information: Concerns rise over US-EU trade talks http://www.europeansources.info/record/concerns-rise-over-us-eu-trade-talks/

ESO: Background information: EU commission promises transparency on lobbyists and US trade talks http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-commission-promises-transparency-on-lobbyists-and-us-trade-talks/

ESO: Background information: EU, US say hard to imagine trade deal without investor protection http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-us-say-hard-to-imagine-trade-deal-without-investor-protection/

EUObserver, 19.12.14: Thousands protest in Brussels against EU-US trade ageement http://euobserver.com/social/127017

EurActiv, 19.12.14: European quarter seized by anti-TTIP protestors http://www.euractiv.com/video/european-quarter-seized-anti-ttip-protestors-310987

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