Transatlantic trade deals: Why so much more than public services in Scotland is at risk

When: October 15, 2015

 

What:  Fringe meeting at SNP conference (access available only to conference delegates)

When: 5pm, Thursday 15 October

Where: Room 3/4,  Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre

Speakers:  Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh MP, Alyn Smith MEP, Nick Dearden (Global Justice Now)

 

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership  (TTIP) between the US and the EU, and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU  are more than just trade deals.  Both are part of a new wave of deals set to hand power to multinational corporations while taking it away from governments and the public.  Both present a threat to public services. But they also threaten much, much more than that. 

At this fringe meeting, Global Justice Now will explain what’s at risk from TTIP and CETA and why millions of people on both sides of the Atlantic oppose them; and Alyn Smith MEP and Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh MP will outline their party’s position and discuss what the SNP in Holyrood, Westminster and Brussels can do to ensure that people and the environment come before big business and profit.