LIVE: ’People and the planet before profits!’ demonstration goes ahead in Berlin

Large numbers of protesters will take to the streets of Berlin on Saturday, April 18, to decry the potential ratification of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement currently being discussed by European and US politicians. TTIP is a proposed transatlantic free trade agreement between the European Union and the USA. Proponents of TTIP claim that it would result in multilateral economic growth, whilst critics state that it would increase corporate power, making it more difficult