About: Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

TTIP: The Irish case for increased Transatlantic ties
The US is already the second biggest customer for Irish SMEs, and a successful TTIP agreement will only make this relationship stronger, writes Ian Talbot.
Don’t forget big data in TTIP and TISA
The issues of data sovereignty and data protection have been sadly lacking in the debate on trade agreements, writes historian Svend Aage Christensen.
Make 2015 a year of world trade action
International trade creates wealth and opportunities around the world. But the richest countries must take care to foster, not weaken the poorest, writes Anabel Gonzalez.
International investment court plan threatens our democracy
The European Commission is investigating a permanent international investment court as a replacement for the controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism (ISDS). The plan for a court, and the road map towards it are fundamentally flawed, writes Ante Wessels.
Investor protection in TTIP: ‘A head-in-the-sand policy achieves nothing’
Excluding investor protection from TIPP would be a mistake - but a reform is required. Reinhard Quick thinks that an international investment tribunal should be set up to decide on conflicts between investors and states. This would resolve the deficiencies of bilateral investment treaties and give due regard to the citizen's concerns.
Creative accounting and the sales pitch for ISDS
Studies that promote investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) have generated misleading numbers and dubious recommendations. Legislators should approach all studies with caution, warns Gus Van Harten.
TTIP is good for SMEs
In a survey commissioned by Swedish Enterprise, 700 small and medium-size enterprises point to current legal uncertainty, unequal requirements, double bureaucracy and tariffs as major obstacles to trade with the US, writes Carola Lemne.
For a fair, transparent and effective ISDS in TTIP
TTIP stands to deliver enormous benefits to both the EU and US economies at a time of low growth and high unemployment in many parts of Europe, writes Diego Zuluaga Laguna.![CREDIT [openDemocracy/Flickr]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/eu_us_flag_ttip_creditopendemocracy_flickr.jpeg)
Trading and being treated fairly: Why European industry needs investment protection
Clauses similar to the Investor-State Dispute Mechanism (ISDS) being discussed as part of EU-US trade negotiations have existed for well over 30 years, and has only ever been used as a last resort, writes a coalition of business organisations. Above all it cannot, and has not been used, to overturn governments’ ability to regulate, they claim.
What should there be in a SME TTIP chapter?
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has the potential to benefit small and medium enterprises (SMEs) considerably if it is tailored to their real needs, writes Arnaldo Abruzzini .
TTIP and SMEs: a missed opportunity?
EU and US negotiators need to step up efforts on TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) to bring SMEs fully into the fold – not with good intentions and unsupported promises, but with constructive arguments, writes Cindy Miller.![Bruno Maçães, Portugal’s State Secretary for European Affairs [Photo: Bruno Maçães's office]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/bruno_macaes.jpeg)
CETA, TTIP: Global trade threatened by vested national interests
EU member countries have become more vocal in trying to protect their own backyards from competition in the ongoing free trade negotiations with Canada and the United States, writes Bruno Maçães.
EU legislative work on hormone-affecting chemicals could be undermined by TTIP
Current legislative work on endocrine disruptors, which is potentially being undermined by the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), is a prime example of how short term profits are being given priority over people and the environment, argues Robert Pederson.
TTIP is a land of opportunity for small businesses
TTIP represents a land of opportunity for businesses. Opening up markets on both sides of the Atlantic will create a wealth of business opportunities, and EU negotiators should adopt a small business perspective, too, writes David Caro.![Bruno Maçães, Portugal’s State Secretary for European Affairs [Photo: Bruno Maçães's office]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/bruno_macaes.jpeg)
Energy revolution from East to West
An energy pact between the EU and the US could easily be extended to Canada, Mexico, Norway and perhaps even Brazil, forcing Russia to embrace a transition eastwards of its own, writes Bruno Maçães.