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.