The European Parliament has quietly passed a nonbinding resolution on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). If enacted, TTIP will “considerably limit the ability of governments to rein in the activities of corporations,” Evgeny Morozov writes for The Guardian. The treaty aims to alleviate the main point of contention between the EU and U.S., the idea of creating an international tribunal through which corporations can sue governments for passing laws that are unfriendly to businesses. Parliament has suggested the tribunal take the form of a public European institution. But the tribunal won’t be the last conflict, Morozov writes, adding the main pain point will be the EU eventually sacrificing “its strong and much-cherished commitment to data protection.”
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