S2B Statement ahead of WTO Ministerial Conference 10
No more business as usual: global trade rules need to work for people and planet S2B believes that global trade needs to be made to work for the benefit of people and planet and that trade rules should...
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...
ISDS reform plan retains privileged corporate justice system
The European Commission has today announced its plan for reform of the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism (ISDS), the investor rights part of trade deals including the ongoing TTIP negotiations between the European Union and the United States. The main...
Pro-TTIP resolution passes European Parliament
Campaigners have expressed dismay today that the European Parliament ignored the voice of millions of European citizens to express a positive opinion on TTIP (the US-EU trade deal). After angry scenes in Strasburg in which MEPs accused Parliamentary president...
Unacceptable compromise amendment on ISDS in TTIP – still allows investors to sue States at private tribunals.
Today in the European parliament, Social Democrats (S&D) and conservatives (EPP) agreed to let investors sue States in private tribunals. The two main groups reached a compromised on the controversial Investor to State dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism, endorsing the...
Key TTIP vote postponed by the European Parliament at the last minute
The European Parliament has failed to pass a resolution in support of ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations. MEPs had been due to vote on 10 June, but the vote was called off. The lack of any...
INTA vote on TTIP resolution: a gloomy day for democracy
Today, 28 May 2015, the European Parliament International Trade Commitee (INTA) gathered to vote on a key resolution that could have voiced the demands of European citizens. More than 2 million of them have spoken clearly against the Transatlantic Trade...
ISDS: Spreading the disease instead of looking for a cure
Why the Commission’s alleged ISDS ‘reforms’ fail to address the key problems Analysis by the Seattle to Brussels Network 6 May 2015 On 5 May 2015, the European Trade Commissioner Malmström presented a number of proposals to “further improve”...
International Investment Agreements Under Scrutiny
Bilateral Investment Treaties, EU Investment Policy and International Development International investment agreements (IIAs) pose serious threats to democracy and the rule of law, important European values to which we are committed in our trade policy; to public interests in...
TTIP: Regulatory Cooperation – a Threat to Democracy
Video on regulatory cooperation in the TTIP negotiations, a joint project of SumOfUs, Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), LobbyControl, Seattle to Brussels Network and Campact. ...
No to ISDS in TTIP
Over 97% of us said no to special tribunals for businesses to sue governments when new laws that protect citizens and the environment get in the way of their profits. This is one of many dangerous measures in a...