TTIP? No, thanks! How big multinationals try to fool civilians, again! Matthijs Pontier, Piratenpartij
Jul 14, 2015
TTIP? No, thanks! How big multinationals try to fool civilians, again!
Matthijs Pontier, Piratenpartij
Problems in EU
• Too much top-down
• Lack of democratic control
• Too much power with too many people
Lobbyists’ paradise
TTIP: Treaty against civilians
• Lobbyists behind closed doors
• Protects interests multinationals
• Commission: ‘TTIP = ACTA through backdoor’
• At the expense of:
– Civil rights
– Environment
– Democracy
‘Market Harmonization’ EU-US
• Less restrictions on fracking
• Less restrictions on GMO’s
• Makes turning back privatizations impossible
• Stricter copyright laws
• Stricter patent laws
Economic Costs/Benefits TTIP
• Most positive scenario EU: 0,48% economic growth in 2027
– > not even 0,05% per year!!
• Costs according to OFSE report: 47 billion
– Reduction trade barrier tariffs: 30 billion
– Changes labour market: 10 billion
– Less taxes: 7 billion
Capaldo (UN Global Policy Model)
Race to the bottom
Trading away our democracy
• Germany: Phasing out nuclear energy (3,7bn)
• Canada: Prohibition shale gas winnings (250m)
• Philip Morris in Uruguay (2bn)
– BBP Uruguay: 60 miljard >3%!!
• Civilians pay through tax
• Tribunal puts trade above everything
Also above human rights and environment
TTIP
There is no planet B