As the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) continue the fourth round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP) negotiations in Brussels this week, Health Action International is gravely concerned. Against the already grim background of austerity measures and public health cuts, the European Commission may be about to enter into a secretive trade deal that will sacrifice even more of EU citizens’ health for the benefit of multinational industry profits.

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