El Circulo Podemos Xàbia has submitted a motion to the next plenary session in which it requests the declaration of the municipality opposed to the application of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Treaty (TTIP).
From this training, it is reported that the European Union and the United States are negotiating with their backs to the public and their political representatives (national parliaments and European) a broad agreement to liberalize trade and investment, which represents a serious threat to democracy and adequate protection of labor rights, environmental and health, putting the commercial interests of investors and transnational corporations (TNCs) in the general interest.
The agreement seeks full liberalization of public services and opening providing them TNCs, as well as purchases of goods and services and the government tenders. Endangers all public services and public procurement at all levels of power, compromises the ability of elected representatives to freely manage their local communities and promote the industry, employment and local initiatives.
According to the writing of Podemos Xàbia, is intended to dismantle public services and suppresses the freedom of local powers to provide public services and meet the social needs of their populations, attending policies and plans for industrial development and industry development and local employment
Through this motion, it is requested by means of a motion that the municipality of Jávea be declared as opposed and opposed to the TTIP, defending basic public services for solidarity and social redistribution. It is also requested that the Ministry of Public Administration support all initiatives aimed at maintaining the public nature of the so-called socially useful services. As well as the suspension of the TTIP negotiations.
