The plan is to pass the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada (CETA) and to conclude the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the USA before the end of the year. Opponents are sceptical of the positive prognoses and in a position to base their criticism on a number of studies. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström is therefore coming to Vienna to debate her trade policy with its critics on the premises of the Chamber of Labour.

You will be able to follow a livestream of the debate: www.wien.arbeiterkammer.at/akmalmstroem

Please take part in the event directly via Twitter: Follow #AKMalmström.

Further Information:

EU Parliament sends warning signals to ongoing TiSA negotiation round

TiSA Report leaves too many loopholes

AK Position Paper: Trade for all – Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy

AK Position Paper: TTIP negotiations: EU proposal for a “Title on services, investments and e-commerce” and the related revised EU offer

AK Position Paper: Current negotiations on the plurilateral Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA)

AK Position Paper: TTIP and CETA

Documentation of the Seminar “Challenging the liberalisation of public services in TTIP and beyond”, organised by von AK, ÖGB, EPSU and ETUC

Study “TiSA contra Public Services“ by Public Services International (PSI)

Study Public Services under Attack

Study “Public Services in Bilateral Free Trade Agreements of the EU”