The EU has in recent years used trade agreements as a venue for promotion of human rights, notably freedom of speech. Yet, as trade negotiators seek to wrap up trade negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), the EU seems to have abandoned its promotion of freedom of expression. Read the full article
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Is the EU abandoning its promotion of freedom of expression via trade agreements? (Disruptive Competition Project)
The EU has in recent years used trade agreements as a venue for promotion of human rights, notably freedom of speech. Yet, as trade negotiators seek to wrap up trade negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), the EU seems to have abandoned its promotion of freedom of expression. Read the full article
08 Nov 16
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