Sunday, April 24, 2016

TTIP: US wants to decide FTAs ​​still 2016 – TIME ONLINE

The US government insists conclude negotiations on the controversial FTA TTIP in the year 2016th “Our government wants a solution, and we want to manage this year,” said US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Spiegel Online . Together could set standards for trade in the 21st century, the United States and Europe.

Pritzker US President Barack Obama accompanied by his likely last visit to Germany in his tenure. The minister and Obama come to Hannover to open the local fair, whose partner country the US this year.

The Minister called on the federal government to more to fight for the FTA: “honestly, I think it is imperative for the German government and German industry, more to promote the benefits of TTIP, as it is imperative for us to do that in the United States.” Pritzker defended the largely conducted in secret negotiations. “To negotiate a contract, which is a success for both sides, it takes a certain amount of discretion.”

Before the visit to Germany Obama had protested tens of thousands against TTIP in Hannover on Saturday. They criticized the secrecy surrounding the negotiations and warned of an erosion of social and labor standards. Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) promoted with reference to growth and new jobs for the Agreement.

reasons why support for the FTA in Germany, but also in the United States has declined, Pritzker called not. “I think we need to simply become better in our populations explain the importance of global action,” she said.

The 13th round of negotiations on the controversial TTIP agreement in New York starting on Monday. German Economics Minister Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) warned before the start in front of a failure of the transatlantic free trade agreement. “The Americans want to their Buy -. Hold American -Idee We can not accept,” Gabriel told the Handelsblatt . “The Americans do not want to open for companies from Europe their public tenders. That to me is the exact opposite of free trade.”

Gabriel warned of a lack of willingness to compromise. “If the Americans hold on to this position, we do not need a free trade agreement. Then TTIP will fail,” he said. In his view TTIP should follow the content Ceta Agreement, which the EU has concluded with Canada. lawn with Ceta a “good model” before, said the minister. He insists to anchor a Court of Arbitration instead of private arbitration in TTIP agreement. “I will not agree to any agreement which provides private arbitration,” said Gabriel.

At this crucial point signaled US Commerce Secretary Pritzker compromise. She was open to the EU’s proposal to replace the controversial private arbitration by a public investor court. “It is no secret that we as yet have some questions in terms of details, particularly in view of our own very good experience with cases before arbitration courts.” but you should be sure that a solution would be found, “with which we achieve our common goal of protecting investors and at the same time into account the public interest,” she said.

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