By Nathaniel DeLucia
Thousands of
Europeans marched in opposition to three proposed trade agreements which are
currently being negotiated: the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
(TTIP), the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA), and the Trade in Services
Agreement (TISA). 20,000 people
protested in Munich alone, making it the largest protest in Germany.
The three proposed
agreements are all multinational free trade agreements between various key
international actors, such as the United States, the European Union, Canada,
and Australia.The protestors are primarily concerned with the influence of
lobbyists and corporations on the negotiations, and fear that they may be
skewing the agreements to better protect the corporations rather than the
everyday consumer. As the next round of
negotiations is scheduled for next week, it will be interesting to see how
these protestors influence the discussions.
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