This week trade ministers from 22 countries and the EU will meet in Paris
to provide political support for negotiations on the Trade in Services
Agreement (TiSA). With negotiations already in their 18th round this is a
crucial time for Consumers International (CI) to ask: How will this
deal affect consumers? Why isn’t there more information available about
it? And to demand changes.
Modern
trade agreements are often controversial. Recent negotiations on the
Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership have led to major media debates, lobbying battles and street
demonstrations. Yet TiSA has been negotiated in near silence.
What is TiSA about?
As
the name suggests, TiSA focuses on trade in services, which can cover
everything from phone-calls
