'Trojan Horse' Warns of Corporate-Friendly Trade Deal's Impending Dangers

[unhappycamper]

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/09/10/trojan-horse-warns-corporate-friendly-trade-deals-impending-dangers



The TTIP is a 'Trojan treaty,' warns Friends of the Earth Europe

'Trojan Horse' Warns of Corporate-Friendly Trade Deal's Impending Dangers
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
September 10, 2014

There's a giant, Trojan horse threatening people in Europe, a grassroots environmental network has warned.

That "horse" is the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), an EU-U.S. trade deal currently being negotiated. While the European Commission has touted the economic benefits of the deal for those on both sides of the Atlantic, Friends of the Earth Europe says TTIP could put the continent's food safety at risk, enable more dirty energy and foster corporate power.

To highlight these risks, FOE Europe launched on Tuesday its Trojan Treaty tour, which includes a 26-foot tall "Trojan horse." The horse will be in Copenhagen until Thursday, and will make other stops in the coming months, including locations in Germany, Belgium, Spain and Estonia.

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FOE is among several groups that has sought to call out potential dangers of the deal — what is known so far is based on leaked documents. Chef and "food revolution" activist Jamie Oliver has echoed food safety concerns regarding the trade deals' potential weakening of hormones and pesticide restrictions, while others have focused on how the deal could lead to unwanted genetically modified food on the continent. A leaked draft indicated that the deal could lead to more fracking in the U.S. and EU, and the EU trade chief has reportedly pushed for the deal to ease U.S. gas and oil exports to the continent.

[littlemissmartypants]

1. Agreed and thanks for your post, unhappycamper. eom