MEPs back TTIP talks and dispute mechanism

The European Parliament has given the commission a strong mandate to negotiate a controversial trade deal with the US, including a mechanism for resolving disputes and caveats for environmental protection.

On 8 July, MEPs overwhelmingly approved a non-binding resolution on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

As part of this, they called for a new “permanent solution for resolving disputes between investors and states” to replace investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), which has proven one of the most difficult and controversial parts of the deal.