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TTIP vote at European Parliament postponed at the last minute

Categories: Articles:Human Rights | Published: 15/06/2015 | Views: 1892
A historic vote on the biggest trade deal ever negotiated between the EU and the US has had to be postponed after the European Parliament descended into chaos.  Our MEPs - were meant to have a series of votes on the deal. But after never-before-seen levels of pressure on MEPs from members of the public across Europe, politicians behind the deal were so worried about losing the votes that they cancelled them.

European MPs were due to vote on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on Wednesday. But the vote had to be delayed because there were too many proposed amendments.

"It's panic in parliament," Yannick Jadot, a Green MEP from France, told AFP. Read more at The Independent

After Euro vote postponed, keep up the pressure on MEPs. 38 Degrees members have helped plunge the dangerous trade deal TTIP - into chaos. MEPs aren't used to being put under so much pressure from their voters, and it worked. But what next? The fight's not over; powerful politicians want this deal to happen. On Monday, 15 June a committee of MEPs will meet to decide what happens to some of the most controversial parts of the deal. [3] So now is the time to ramp up the pressure.  Click here if you want to help 38 Degrees campaign stop TTIP:

Read more at the following websites

38 Degrees website: TTIP:

The Independent: TTIP vote postponed as European Parliament descends into panic over trade deal:

TTIP "dirty deal" falls apart as EU debate and vote cancelled:

Politico: Parliament postpones EU-U.S. trade vote:

The next meeting of the INTA (the trade committee) is on Monday: 




 

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