Attitudes to TTIP in Germany reflect a generational and class divide in a rapidly ageing country. The latest opinion poll shows that 65 percent of 30 to 39 year-olds in Germany think the transatlantic trade agreement currently under negotiation is a good thing – in a country where on average only 42 percent of …
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After Malmström in Berlin – German government not likely to oppose ISDS in CETA and TTIP
After European trade commissioner Malmström’s visit to Berlin on Monday, the likelihood that the Canada-EU trade deal (CETA) finalised last September will be derailed because of German opposition to its investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clauses appears extremely low. So are the odds that Germany will oppose ISDS in the ongoing transatlantic trade and investment partnership …
EU trade policy and TTIP: Waiting for Germany
[sh_light_text ]Germany plays a pivotal role when it comes to taking important trade decisions in Brussels. But Berlin isn’t articulating a clear strategy, nor really taking the lead. That means anyone seeking clues to the potential outcome of trade dossiers such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations …
