The International Trade and Investment Partnership (hereinafter “TTIP”) between the EU and the USA is at the center of the political debate of both the countries.As the negotiation going on, the content of the TTIP is widely discussed as the importance it plays for both the sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The two main topic of discussion are the impact on workers’ rights and the environmental standards provided in the agreement. Indeed, the TTIP is aiming to strengthen and foster the access to the US job market to the Europeans. However, some opponents especially from the left parties of the Member States claimed a lowering of the European labour standards and criticised the negotiations in that field. Another relevant topic is the maintenance of the environmental standards and the different point of view on the GM foods. So far, the EU ensured that the regulatory harmonisation will be taking place only if the frameworks are the same. As a consequence, the GM foods will be entering the European market only if each Member State authorises a change in that regard. The transparency in the negotiations has been ensured by periodical technical briefings given by the European Commission to the European Parliament and to the national governments. The gLAWcal Team POREEN project Friday, 3rd November 2014 (Source: Huffpost Politics UK)