Σας παραθέτουμε την επιστολή του αμερικανικού Κογκρέσου προς τον εμπορικό αντιπρόσωπο των ΗΠΑ, το μήνυμα της οποίας είναι: ΟΥΤΕ ΒΗΜΑ ΠΙΣΩ!
Συγκεκριμένα ζητούν να μην υπάρχει καμία προστασία για τον αγροτικό τομέα στην Ευρώπη και να καταργηθεί πλήρως το σύστημα των γεωγραφικών ενδείξεων.
Να μην τεθούν όρια στην κυκλοφορία δεδομένων και να σταματήσουν οι Ευρωπαίοι να ζητούν εξαιρέσεις για "βασικούς τομείς στον κλάδο των υπηρεσιών".
Δηλαδή, όλες ανεξαιρέτως οι υπηρεσίες πρέπει να είναι ανοικτές στο διατλαντικό εμπόριο και οι Ευρωπαίοι πρέπει να πάψουν επιτέλους να γίνονται ενοχλητικοί με την επιμονή τους σε υγειονομικά και φυτοϋγειονομικά ζητήματα.
Και φυσικά, το ISDS να είναι χορταστικό και πλήρες, χωρίς το μακιγιάζ που του έβαλαν στη CETA.
Ολόκληρη η επιστολή:
October
3,
2016
The Honorable Michael Froman United States Trade Representative
Office of the United States Trade Representative 600 17"' St.,
N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20508 Dear Ambassador Froman:
As the fifteenth round of negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and
Investment Partnership (TTIP) begin this week in New York, we write
to you, on a bicameral basis, to express our support for your
continued efforts to negotiate an ambitious and comprehensive
agreement with the European Union.
A broad and ambitious trade and investment agreement remains a high
priority for Congress. Together, the United States and the EU account
for nearly 30 percent of global trade. A comprehensive TTIP will open
markets for more than 28 million American businesses, support the
creation of more and higher-paying jobs on both sides of the
Atlantic, and further deepen a decades-long relationship with one of
our most important trading partners.
We understand that the successful conclusion of TTIP will require
political leadership on both sides of the Atlantic. Congress
continues to support enhanced economic and commercial ties between
the United States and the EU through the completion of a strong and
ambitious TTIP, and we urge you to make as much progress as possible
by the end of this year to create momentum for further actioia on a
comprehensive TTIP next year.
We remain concerned, however, by the unwillingness of the EU to
negotiate on key issues of high priority for the United States, and
we ask that you continue to emphasize to the EU that any eventual
TTIP must address such issues if Congress is to support the
agreement. Thi‘oughout the negotiations, the EU has not appeared
committed to our goal of full tariff elimination for all products,
including in the agriculture sector. Similarly, with respect to
services, the EU continues to seek to exclude key sectors. In
addition, TTIP must include clear and enfoi‘ceable commitments on
digital trade, but the EU has not engaged meaningfully in this
sector,
particularly regarding cross border‘ data flows and data server
localization requirements. We also have not seen sufficient piogress
on sanitary and phytosanitary issues and are tioubled by the EU’s
attempts to include geographical indicators (GIs) in the agreement
and to export its GI system to otliei countries. Also concerning is
the EU’ s apparent unwillingness to iiclude an adequate mechanism
in the agreement for the effective i evolution of investment
disputes.
Finally, we must ensure that the agreement includes strong provisions
to protect intellectual property rights, consistent with the high
standards set by the Bipartisan
Congressional
Trade
Priorities
and:I
Accountability
Act
of
2015,
and that the agreement promotes transparency, cooperation,
and coherence with respect to regulatory practices, including in the
area of financial services.
The EU’s pattern of“hostage taking” and other stall tactics has
led us to where we are today — to a point where European leaders
are expressing an inability and an unwillingness to complete a
comprehensive agreement by the end of this year. However, we remain
committed to continuing and elevating these negotiations. Even if
they cannot be finished this year, we believe it is essential to make
progress and, by so doing, to create momentum for next year. The
United States has come to the table prepared to negotiate a
high-standard agreement, and we have the political will to do so.
Congress will not accept an abbreviated or low-standard agreement
simply because the Europeans have run out the clock. TTIP must be a
single undertaking.
We support your efforts to continue to pressure the EU on these key
issues of high priority for Congress and the American people. A
strong and comprehensive TTIP is important for American businesses,
consumers, farmers, and workers, and both sides of the Atlantic stand
to benefit — both economically and strategically — from an
ambitious TTIP agreement.
Sincerely,
G.
HATCH
Chairman
Senate
Committee
on
Finance
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