Anti-TTIP sentiment gathers pace on Health Care (NHS)

Anti-TTIP sentiment gathers pace on Health Care

2 June 2015

Politicians in Europe have added further weight to calls to exclude healthcare from continuing TTIP negotiations.

The European Parliament’s international trade committee has endorsed the view of its colleagues in the public health committee that healthcare services should be excluded from the TTIP (transatlantic trade and investment partnership) agreement.

The announcement, which followed a vote on 28 May, has been welcomed by BMA council chair Mark Porter, who has held meetings in Europe to lobby for an exclusion.

He said: ‘I am pleased that the international trade committee has heeded the example already set by the public health committee in recommending that European public health services, such as the NHS, be excluded from the treaty negotiations.

‘Although this vote represents another small victory in the battle to protect public healthcare, the BMA will continue to lobby Europe and the UK Government to ensure that these safeguards are delivered.’

MEPs in the public health committee recommended in April that public healthcare systems should be exempt from the treaty, which seeks to liberalise trade agreements between the USA and Europe.

As well as voting in favour of excluding healthcare, the international trade committee also advised that the EC (European Commission) should  ensure that the controversial investor protection proposals used to settle trade disputes must respect the jurisdiction of EU courts in its member states.

The BMA has consistently raised concerns over the potential use of investor-to-state dispute settlements and investor protection, which can be used by corporations to sue governments should a change in policy or legislation cause commercial loss.

The story so far

• Bid for exemption of healthcare in free trade deal
• Calls for healthcare exemption from free trade deal
• Doubt over healthcares exemption from free trade deal

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