怎麼跟臺灣服貿的狀況這麼像……
TTIP 是大西洋貿易投資夥伴協議，過程不透明，大多數公開的資訊來自歐盟這方。
官員表示 NGO 及公民社會團體透過網路散播不實消息。
Techdirt 作者評論：
That’s interesting not just for the refusal to admit that it’s lack of transparency that is creating this void, but also for the barely-concealed fear of social media, probably because it can’t be controlled in the way that traditional media can.
很有趣的事情是，官員不僅拒絕承認缺乏透明性是造成資訊匱乏的主因，也看得出官員們對社群媒體有難以掩飾的恐懼，大概是因為社群媒體沒辦法像傳統媒體一樣被控制。
European Business Summit（歐洲商業高峰會）自我描述為：
Europe’s key meeting place for business leaders and decision makers, where Business and Politics Shape the Future.
歐洲商業領導人及決策者的重要集會，用政治和商業塑造未來。
Techdirt 作者點評
Business, politics — but not civil society, which, as usual, was not invited to shape the future. So, instead, it was forced to stay outside the meeting, on the streets. Here’s what happened while business and politics were busy inside:
商業、政治——沒有公民社會，如同往常地沒有被邀請來塑造未來。所以大家只好待在議場外的街上。商業和政治正在裡頭忙著的時候：
This Thursday morning over a thousand people were in the streets of Brussels, attempting to peacefully protest against austerity and the proposed great transatlantic market (TTIP) which were being discussed in the absence of citizens at the European Business Summit.
（略過不譯了）
In an unprovoked move 281 people were violently arrested, including Belgian and European parliamentarians and candidates, senior trade union officials, farmers and many elderly citizens.
在一次大膽的行動中281人遭到暴力逮捕，包括比利時及歐洲議會議員及候選人，資深貿易聯盟官員，農夫及老年公民。
“reports and images on other sites confirm that the Belgian police were extremely heavy-handed, deploying water cannons and tying demonstrators’ wrists together behind their backs for what seems to have been a polite and low-key peaceful protest.”
其他網站上的報道及照片證實比利時警方穿戴重裝備，部署水砲，並且把示威者的手腕兩兩綁在一起，儘管示威現場看來十分和平。
不管是怎麼看都和服貿、佔領立法院很像啊……
