MEPs silent as EU deal threatens citizens’ rights

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP) is being negotiated in Brussels. Its purpose is to remove regulatory differences hindering EU/US trade. 

But the agreement includes a clause, ‘investor-state dispute settlement’, which favours corporations and erodes governments’ rights to protect citizens. According to The Democracy Centre it’s a ‘privatised justice system for global corporations.’

I wrote to MEPS asking what they thought about the TTIP and if it should include the State-Investor resolution. Here are my statistics: I sent two letters to 11 MEPs. I got three replies: Matt McCarthy and Brian Crowley, against, while Brian Hayes doesn’t have an opinion (waiting for Fine Gael instructions perhaps?).

I wonder is democracy alive and kicking when non-material issues like freedom and democratic rights are being threatened and three quarters aren’t interested?

Mrs. U. Forinton

Knockmourne Glebe

Conna

Co Cork