Controversial TTIP Deal to Progress After Europe Votes Yes

Wednesday, July 8, 2015
By Paul Martin

SputnikNews.com
08.07.2015

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted in favour of passing a resolution on the controversial EU-US trade deal.

Following a delay on the vote for the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) due to political divisions in the European Parliament (EP), MEPs have now approved its recommendations for the European Commission TTIP deal by 436 votes to 241, highlighting a continuing split among MEPs on the issue.

The reasons initially cited for the delay was that there were numerous amendments to the proposal and MEPs needed more time to consider the deal.

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