EP VOTE ABOUT THE TTIP

Almost 900 amendments have been drafted to the European Parliament’s position on the ongoing negotiations conducted by the Commission for a Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the United States (TTIP). Although the European Parliament is not formally involved in negotiations, the European Commission is legally obliged to keep Parliament updated, and Parliament has the power to reject the trade deal once it has been finalised.

The immediate consequence of this avalanche of amendments was that the votes on this document had to be postponed, to allow time for proper assessment of all proposals. The text is now expected to be voted upon on 28 May in the INTA committee and on 9 June in the EP plenary, exactly two years after the EP voted its last resolution on TTIP.

 Highly Supportive Member States

1. Lithuania (79%)
2. Romania (75%)
3. Malta (75%)
4. Netherlands (74%)
5. Poland (73%)
6. Estonia (72%)
7. Ireland (71%)
8. Denmark (71%)

 Supportive Member States

1. Croatia (67%)
2. Latvia (66%)
3. Belgium (66%)
4. United Kingdom (65%)
5. Bulgaria (64%)
6. Spain (63%)
7. Slovakia (62%)
8. Hungary (62%)
9. Finland (62%)
10. Czech Republic (62%)
11. Greece (61%)
12. Portugal (60%)
13. Sweden (59%)
14. Cyprus (59%)
15. Italy (58%)
16. Slovenia (57%)

 Low Support

1. France (50%)
2. Luxembourg (40%)
3. Germany (39%)
4. Austria (39%)