As MEPs put together their recommendations for the Trade in Services Agreement negotiations, should the EU set red lines over certain services?

What is TiSA?

Negotiations on the Trade in Services  Agreement or TiSA

with 25 members of the World Trade  Organization including Europe.

But is TiSA the next big thing  consumers need to be aware of

after the controversial TTIP?  -Maybe it’s the first bad thing.

The service industry creates  almost 70% of the GNP of the EU.

The question is, do I want to make a profit  or do I want to serve the public interest?

The EU is already the largest  exporter of services globally.

A trade agreement on services would allow  further liberalisation across markets

and give the EU even greater  access to foreign markets

and allow EU businesses to be treated  the same as domestic counterparts.

But should there be red lines,  especially over public services?

Culture, social security,  water, for instance,

in order to preserve elements  which we do not to bring into competition.

Another problem: the lack of  a dispute resolution mechanism.

Negotiations are expected  to be concluded in 2016.

It will then be  up to Member States to decide

which services they wish  to exclude from their territory.