Straight from the horse's mouth – tour warns of dangers of EU-US trade talks | Friends of the Earth Europe
14 November 2014
After two months, three countries and nine cities the giant Trojan
horse that is touring Europe has already raised awareness among
thousands of people of the dangers of the proposed EU-US trade deal.
With
actions in cities across Hungary, Germany and Denmark, Friends of the
Earth groups have used the Trojan horse to engage and mobilise citizens
against the trade deal, which would put corporate interests over the
needs of people and the planet.
Under the deal – known as TTIP or the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership - food standards could be weakened, EU climate policy is already being negotiated away,
and corporations could be legally allowed to sue governments for
introducing regulatory changes to benefit their citizens. And all this
is being agreed under a veil of secrecy.
The 'Trojan treaty' tour
started on September 9 in Copenhagen, where NOAH/Friends of the Earth
Denmark brought the horse to three very different areas of the city to
warn, inform, and discuss the risks of the trade deal with citizens and
politicians. The first day saw the horse at a people's kitchen in
Nørrebrohallen. Around 500 people attending an eco-dinner were shocked
that they hadn't heard about the treaty, and interested to know more.
