EU Toughens Against TTIP as Top German Lawmaker Blasts Anti-Democratic Deal

‘Adding yet another voice to the growing chorus of European activists and government officials who oppose the TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and EU, the president of the German Bundestag, or parliament, has threatened to vote against the so-called “trade” agreement due to its lack of transparency and democratic legitimacy.

“I see no chance that the Bundestag would ratify a trade agreement between the EU and the USA without involvement in how it came together or any say regarding alternatives,” Norbert Lammert said in an interview with Germany’s FUNKE Media Group on Wednesday.

Lammert agreed with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that all the relevant documentation “must be available to the governments and parliaments of all members of the EU.” He said he “will insist on that.”’

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