Abstract

The only reason underlying this work is to contribute to the debate on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) by trying to shift the focus of discussion towards the certainly more relevant aspect it poses, namely regulatory cooperation. Surely this is not the only ttip specificity, but it is certainly the one to which more attention should be paid due to the possible effects on States' ability to regulate in citizens' interest, without any constraints related to the operation of a trade Agreement. The European and US union movement is fully aware of the fact that this challenge must also be seen in a European social and economic context, which has been greatly weakened by austerity measures.