Via Greenpeace – Annie Leonard. May 2, 2016: “Greenpeace Netherlands released to the public secret documents from the United States’ current trade negotiations with the European Union. The deal is called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP for short) and once it’s agreed upon it will govern the U.S.-European economic relationship for years. You can check out the documents obtained by Greenpeace Netherlands here. And what these leaked documents tell us is that right now it’s not looking like a good deal for the environment, democracy, or the public in general. It’s also clear that U.S. negotiators have been consulting with industry behind closed doors. These secret negotiations for the TTIP put corporate interests ahead of the public and undermine basic principles of transparency and open debate that are fundamental to our democracy — just like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) did…”

See also via New York Times – Greenpeace Leaks U.S.-E.U. Trade Deal Documents – “Environmental activists say American officials have pushed their European counterparts for looser regulations, but negotiators say the criticism is off base.”