Briefing - Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) - PE 568.997 - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development - Committee on International Trade - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

TTIP aims to eliminate customs tariffs on goods, to open markets in services, to create investment opportunities and to increase access to transatlantic public procurement tenders. It is planned that TTIP should also include a chapter on investment protection – one of its controversial aspects. This leaflet provides extracts from relevant supporting analyses prepared by European Parliament’s policy departments for different EP's committees.