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Related: About this forumSurvey shows plunging public support for TTIP in US and Germany
Source: Reuters
World | Thu Apr 21, 2016 12:04am EDT
Survey shows plunging public support for TTIP in US and Germany
Support for the transatlantic trade deal known as TTIP has fallen sharply in Germany and the United States, a survey showed on Thursday, days before Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Barack Obama meet to try to breathe new life into the pact.
The survey, conducted by YouGov for the Bertelsmann Foundation, showed that only 17 percent of Germans believe the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is a good thing, down from 55 percent two years ago.
In the United States, only 18 percent support the deal compared to 53 percent in 2014. Nearly half of U.S. respondents said they did not know enough about the agreement to voice an opinion.
TTIP is expected to be at the top of the agenda when Merkel hosts Obama at a trade show in Hanover on Sunday and Monday.
Ahead of that meeting, German officials said they remained optimistic that a broad "political agreement" between Brussels and Washington could be clinched before Obama leaves office in January. The hope is that TTIP could then be finalised with Obama's successor.
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Survey shows plunging public support for TTIP in US and Germany
Support for the transatlantic trade deal known as TTIP has fallen sharply in Germany and the United States, a survey showed on Thursday, days before Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Barack Obama meet to try to breathe new life into the pact.
The survey, conducted by YouGov for the Bertelsmann Foundation, showed that only 17 percent of Germans believe the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is a good thing, down from 55 percent two years ago.
In the United States, only 18 percent support the deal compared to 53 percent in 2014. Nearly half of U.S. respondents said they did not know enough about the agreement to voice an opinion.
TTIP is expected to be at the top of the agenda when Merkel hosts Obama at a trade show in Hanover on Sunday and Monday.
Ahead of that meeting, German officials said they remained optimistic that a broad "political agreement" between Brussels and Washington could be clinched before Obama leaves office in January. The hope is that TTIP could then be finalised with Obama's successor.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-usa-trade-idUSKCN0XI0AT
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Survey shows plunging public support for TTIP in US and Germany (Original Post)
Eugene
Apr 2016
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scottie55
(1,400 posts)1. Shove Your TPP Up Your.....
You know where.
One more deal to screw workers, and consumers for corporate pillaging.
Obama is trying to destroy his fair legacy with one stupid move.
MisterP
(23,730 posts)2. better ram it through quick then before anyone can respond
AZ Progressive
(3,411 posts)3. Anyone who tries to pass these trade deals are traitors to civilization
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)4. We trade a lot with Europe. We don't need the TTIP.
Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)5. But we know there is zero correlation
Between public opinion and legislation these days.
ReRe
(10,597 posts)6. I hope the Germans...
... heckle them right off the stage. Of course, the announcement will not be made anywhere near the public. Rise up Germans, in the streets as you do so well!