With the Italian Parliament still deep into its summer break, several important political and economic questions are gripping the minds of many voters.
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), a prospective trade deal between Canada and the EU, came to a screeching halt in the last second before the EU-Canada summit that was proposed for today.
With cross-border trade volumes reaching new heights every year, and with governments still prone to arbitrary action, there is a need for effective, transparent, independent and swift ISDS. CETA, TTIP and future trade deals should contain an ISDS chapter.