Abstract
The topic of TTIP and CETA was almost completely suppressed in Croatia.1 Those are very important international agreements which could have far-reaching consequences both for the world and individual countries. Maybe Croatia, as well as the EU, is not so much involved in the whole story concerning TTIP. However, CETA is an agreement signed by Canada with the European Union. Therefore, after the approval of the European Parliament, EU provisions, such as the customs policy, can immediately start to apply, which means abolishing duty rates for 99% of the products as early as 1 January 2017. The decision on the CETA conclusion on behalf of Croatia was initiated by the technical Government of Tihomir Orešković at its last session.2 The superficial interpretation of these certainly not harmless agreements is of too little interest to both philosophers and theologians in Croatia, and except for the Centre of Excellence for Integrative Bioethics’3 reaction concerning this question, other philosophical-theological discussions seem to be lacking. The impression is that philosophers and theologians feel these issues do not concern them. In this paper we will try to make clear that the above-mentioned international agreements concern both philosophers and theologians, and that they certainly should, from their field, from the theoretical level, engage in the discussion of the said agreements.
Highlights
The topic of Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was almost completely suppressed in Croatia.[1]
CETA is an agreement signed by Canada with the European Union
The decision on the CETA conclusion on behalf of Croatia was initiated by the technical Government of Tihomir Orešković at its last session.[2]
Summary
The topic of TTIP and CETA was almost completely suppressed in Croatia.[1]. Those are very important international agreements which could have far-reaching consequences both for the world and individual countries. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a free trade agreement between the EU and the US. Available at: https:// www.researchgate.net/publication/265301168_ASSESS_TTIP_Assessing_the_claimed_benefits_of_the_ Transatlantic_Trade_and_Investment_Partnership (Accessed: December 10, 2019); Capaldo, Jeronim. Available at: file:///F:/TTIP%20I%20CETA_RAD/Why_the_Transatlantic_Trade_and_Investment_Partner.pdf (Accessed: December 10, 2019). Authors Maja and Ana Vizjak in the concluding section of the study titled “Pregovori o transatlantskoj trgovini i ulaganju (TTIP) i regulacija financijskog tržišta”[8] (“Negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Regulation of Financial Market”) emphasize that there is a conflict of interest in ensuring equal conditions for all participants in the financial markets and the main goal in terms of profit-making and that corporations, as well as banks, are not capable of successfully managing or regulating the world financial system. The “opposition” has taken the opportunity to make some “noise”, which is normal, because it is time to fight for every possible vote, and that is something the “ruling” would likely do as well if they were the “opposition”
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