Trade Debate of Greek shadow – Swedish Dagbladet

In June, the disagreement about the so-called TTIP agreement too, which then led to both set to debate and set the vote.

A new attempt to vote are in place on Wednesday after a little over three hours long discussion in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, in the shadow of the Greek crisis.

The major contentious issue concerns the dispute settlement system ISDS which has become something of a red rag to mainly the left side. President Martin Schulz, however mediated a solution which Parliament expresses its support to “replace ISDS system with a new system” – which in practice, however, is precisely the reformed ISDS system that the European Commission’s trade managers, Cecilia Malmström, has already proposed.

– Let us take the opportunity – when the world is watching – and reforming this system and create something new, said Malmström herself in Wednesday’s debate.

The Swedish MEP Christofer Fjellner (M) not completely satisfied. But not entirely displeased.

– No, it is not a good resolution. But the main thing is that it was not a bad resolution which would throw a spanner in the works, says Fjellner.