209 Civil Society Organisations Say: EU trade deals must not undermine democratic rights
In order to bypass criticism by some EU governments and parliaments, the European Commission wants to change the voting process for upcoming trade agreements with Mexico, Chile and the Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) and make it easier…
Corporate agenda trumps peoples’ rights in EU-Philippines trade talks
Since the venue of EU-PH FTA negotiation was kept secret, activists staged a mocked protest at premises FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 May 2016 Corporate agenda trumps peoples' rights in EU-Philippines trade talks A secret negotiation for a EU-Philippines FTA is…
TiSA resolution in the European Parliament : contact your MEPs
The Trade Committee (INTA) of the European Parliament (EP) will vote on its resolution on TiSA, the Trade in Services Agreement, on 18 January at CET. This resolution can give a strong signal to the European Commission negotiators that the…
Trade & climate events at Paris COP21
French and international trade activists worked together to bring a clear trade and investment message to the 2015 Paris climate conference (COP21), starting next week. Here is the program : Sunday 29th Global Climate March Human chains in Paris.…
Invitation to a public debate
Does the EU’s “Investment Court System” put an end to ISDS? Organised by Seattle to Brussels Network and its members Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth Europe, PowerShift and Transnational Institute Co-hosted by MEPs Marie Arena (S&D), Pascal Arimont…
ISDS: Courting foreign investors
Why the Commission’s proposal for an “Investment Court System” still fails to address the key problems of foreign investors’ privileges Analysis by the Seattle to Brussels Network Download the PDF-Version Summary The European Commission unveiled a draft text for a…
A call to action on CETA
This call to action was written by several organisations involved in European campaign against TTIP and CETA, following the July 2015 civil society strategy meeting. Download this call to action as PDF TTIP could hit you sooner than you think…
Launch of the Alternative Trade Mandate campaign – 26/27 November, Brussels
The ATM belief is that Europe´s trade has to be fundamentally changed. Our alternative respects human rights, and is democratically controlled by parliamentarians and the public. It is ecological, respects gender equality and creates justice between countries, social classes and…
Investor-state dispute resolution: Will the EU-US trade deal encourage attacks on the public interest?
Public Event – Brussels, 4 June 2013 Introduction by Pia Eberhardt (audio) Undermining democracy – Why EU and US attempts to negotiate investment treaties pose a threat to the public interest – Thea Lee, Deputy Chief of Staff, US trade…
BITs that bite into budgets: will the EP let private lawyers decide?
Public discussion of civil society with MEPs, Council & Commission Tuesday, February 26th 2013, – Résidence Palace – International Press Centre, Brussels – The European Union has acquired exclusive competence to negotiate international investment agreements such as Bilateral Investment Treaties…
People’s Summit of Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe against EU free trade and investment policies
The social movements and political organizations of the Latin American continent and of Europe met during the People’s Summit in Santiago de Chile from January 25th through 27th, at the same time as the Summit of the Community of Latin…