TTIP : EU publishes its negotiating directives

Following months of intensive discussions, the Council decided to publish, on 9 October, the directives for the negotiation on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the EU and the US. A decision to this end was possible after the UK had dropped its strong opposition under pressure from other countries, including Italy and France, and public opinion. "I'm delighted EU governments have chosen today to make the TTIP negotiating mandate public – something I've been encouraging them to do…