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European Parliament seeks investor-protection curbs in US free trade pact

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Published Wed, Jul 8, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Brussels

THE European Parliament demanded limits on legal protection for foreign investors in any free trade agreement (FTA) with the US, highlighting the political sensitivity of an issue that could scuttle a transatlantic deal.

The European Union (EU) assembly said that provisions on Investor-State Dispute Settlement

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