sábado, 23 de mayo de 2015

EU dropped pesticide laws due to US pressure over TTIP, documents reveal | Environment | The Guardian

EU dropped pesticide laws due to US pressure over TTIP, documents reveal | Environment | The Guardian





EU dropped pesticide laws due to US pressure over TTIP, documents reveal


US trade officials pushed EU to shelve action on endocrine-disrupting
chemicals linked to cancer and male infertility to facilitate TTIP free
trade deal




 Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)






Chief EU negotiator Ignacio Garcia-Bercero (R) and chief US negotiator
Dan Mullaney hold a press conference in Washington, DC after a new round
of talks on creating a transatlantic free trade zone, 19 May.
Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images