Farmers: free trade with the US will kill European agriculture
In Hanover thousands of people gathered for a rally against the free trade agreement between the EU and the US. In Brussels and Washington believed that he would sign it two years ago. But because of regular protests in Europe Treaty is constantly put off. The main opponents of farmers. They say that if the market flooded with cheap American products, local agriculture can be buried.
The message that the head of the White house, Barack Obama goes to Germany, to push the free trade agreement, met deafening whistle. On the streets of Hanover tens of thousands of people, someone even climbed up on a crane. The main slogan – stop transnational corporations. Only they are, according to the organizers of the rally, will benefit from transactions with the United States.
“President Obama announced that he would campaign for transatlantic trade partnership. And here we are sending the message that we are against. They do not care about democracy, in the courts. This agreement protects the interests of big business,” says Peter Simon, co-chair of the green Party.
Here are all supporters of the agreement: trade barriers, reduce tariffs, businesses will breathe more easily. In practice, this means that will be destroyed the last barrier before the American industrial giants. And this is a Requiem for the local, European manufacturers.
Primarily affected farmers. Norms and requirements for products in the US lower than in Europe, the cost of production is less and as a result the prices are lower. “We have seen these documents. They will give corporations additional benefits. It will impact on the quality of the products”, says Hanni Gromann, a member of the anti-globalization organization “Attac”.
In General, access is only part of the documents, and who knows what in secret additions. In his time at WikiLeaks was publishing about what is behind the treaties that would trigger States: “the TRANS-Pacific partnership and the transatlantic Pact on trade and investment have already drawn attention to themselves. And the Agreement on trade in services is the largest component of this big three, a kind of triumvirate, the legal framework for commercial transactions that had been put forward by neo-liberal Obama administration. Together, these three treaties are, first, to form a new legal order, favouring transnational corporations. Secondly, on the basis of a new economic large case, which excludes China and all other countries of the BRICS”.
Barack Obama tried to persuade Cameron in London, tomorrow will arrive at the summit in Hanover to persuade Merkel. However, leaders is one thing, but public opinion is another. About half of Germans strongly against the agreement. In Brussels and Washington believed that he would sign it two years ago. But because of regular protests in Europe, the Treaty still lay.
