This week saw the start of negotiations between the EU and the US on a free trade agreement. The SP is opposed to this proposed treaty, as SP Euro-MP Dennis de Jong explains. ‘The words ‘free trade agreement’ are completely misleading,’ he says. ‘It’s nothing to do with the traditional lowering of tariffs, as these are already relatively low. What the agreement is seeking to achieve is the creation of a huge internal market such as now exists within the European Union. Without effective guarantees on social rights, the environment and food security and safety, this will be the starting gun for a race down the drain.’
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