EU-Canada CETA trade deal is a back door for US to sue EU - even if TTIP fails

The Ecologist
Oct 30, 2015, 7:07 am40 pts
There's been a big fuss about the 'ISDS' clauses in the EU-US TTIP trade deal that would allow US corporations to sue the EU and its national government for 'lost profits', writes Maude Barlow. But the same clauses are already in CETA, the already negotiated EU-Canada trade deal - and nothing would be easier…

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EU-Canada CETA trade deal is a back door for US to sue EU - even if TTIP fails

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