Activists
plan to hold 100,000-strong anti-TTIP rally in Berlin
German
activists has notified police about a planned Berlin demonstration
against the TTIP.
[...]
Naturfreunde
Deutschlands is an international environmental movement which seeks
to make nature accessible to more people by means of recreational and
travel facilities.
According
to the organization's website, the rallies will be also held in such
German cities as Hamburg, Stuttgart, Cologne, Munich, Leipzig and
Frankfurt.
The
TTIP deal, which seeks to establish a free trade zone between the
United States and Europe, has caused a major public backlash, with
European fearing it could seriously violate ecological standards, as
well as give tremendous power to the international corporations. In
August, German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said the negotiations
with US officials on TTIP had "de facto failed" because
Europeans do not want to subject themselves to US demands. However,
on September 9, Chancellor Angela Merkel denied that the TTIP deal
was doomed and urged to grasp this opportunity to create new jobs.
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