{"id":733,"date":"2016-02-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/uncategorized\/733\/ttip-qa-unpacking-eu-us-trade-talks\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T09:34:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T08:34:25","slug":"ttip-qa-unpacking-eu-us-trade-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/issues\/democracy-europe\/733\/ttip-qa-unpacking-eu-us-trade-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"TTIP Q&#038;A \u2013 unpacking EU-US trade talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"leader\">\n\tFind the answers to all these questions at the link below.<br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"events-box big-box left\">\n<div class=\"frame reset-padding\">\n        <a class=\"open-img EnlargeImage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/586484ec-586484ec-201507-ttip-crushes-democracy.jpg\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_Image1\" class=\"Thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/586484ec-586484ec-201507-ttip-crushes-democracy.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-width:0px;\"><\/p>\n<p>        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden\">\n        <span class=\"date\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What does TTIP stand for and what is it about?<\/li>\n<li>What is the focus of negotiations?<\/li>\n<li>When will a deal be reached?<\/li>\n<li>What are the environmental risks associated with TTIP?<\/li>\n<li>What is ISDS and what is wrong with it?<\/li>\n<li>Is the Commission\u2019s new Investment Court System better than ISDS?<\/li>\n<li>Can we trust that the European Commission will not weaken EU standards on the environment?<\/li>\n<li>What would be the economic advantages of a comprehensive EU-US trade agreement?<\/li>\n<li>Is the Commission as transparent as can be expected during complex and sensitive negotiations?<\/li>\n<li>What is Greenpeace\u2019s alternative to TTIP?<\/li>\n<li>Is public resistance to TTIP confined to a radical European minority?<\/li>\n<li>Opposition to TTIP might slow its completion, but is a deal inevitable?<\/li>\n<li>What would happen if the EU and US failed to agree a deal?<\/li>\n<li>If it is bad news for the EU, is TTIP good news for the US?<\/li>\n<li>What is regulatory cooperation and why is it a threat?<\/li>\n<li>What is CETA and why do you also oppose it?<\/li>\n<li>Is Greenpeace anti-trade?<\/li>\n<li>US enforcement of air pollution standards led to the discovery of emissions cheating by Volkswagen. Is this not a perfect example of why Europeans should not be scared of TTIP?<\/li>\n<li>A car that is sold in the EU cannot be sold in the US without being significantly re-engineered to fit different specifications. Why should Americans and Europeans not drive the same cars?<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s wrong with rinsing chickens in a water and chlorine bath?<\/li>\n<li>Americans have been growing and eating GM crops for years. Why do you not want GMOs in Europe?<\/li>\n<li>What are the implications of a TTIP agreement on EU energy imports and exports and for renewables?<\/li>\n<li>Can individual sectors be excluded from a future TTIP deal?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/d82a8004-d82a8004-201602-comprehensive-qanda-ttip-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">201602 comprehensive QandA TTIP FINAL<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find the answers to all these questions at the link below. \u00a0 \u00a0 What does TTIP stand for and what is it about? What is the focus of negotiations? 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