Trade activist action guide – Europe
Welcome to this hands-on guide to campaigning in Europe against trade deals such as CETA and TTIP. Its aim is to support you as a national or local campaigner, by helping you to sharpen your arguments and inspiring you to…
280 organisations from Europe, Canada and the US denounce the inclusion of investors’ rights in TTIP
Monday 22nd February, 2016 – Ahead of the 12th round of TTIP negotiations, 280 civil society organisations from across Europe, with the support of US and Canadian groups, have called on the European Commission and the United States Trade Representative…
Statement against Investor Protection in TTIP, CETA, and other trade deals
The undersigned call on the US, the EU, and Canada to exclude any form of Investor-State-Dispute Settlement from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), from the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and from all other trade and…
The Zombie ISDS
Rebranded as ICS, rights for corporations to sue states refuse to die Read the report in English / Read the executive summary in English, German, Spanish Published by: Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), Association Internationale de Techniciens, Experts et Chercheurs (AITEC),…
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…
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 thrust…
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 reform…
Why CEE governments should reject investment arbitration in TTIP
Central and Eastern European countries at the crossroads Central and Eastern European countries find themselves at a crossroad regarding their investment policies with the US. One of these road will lead to a set of rules cast in iron that…
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 and…
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” investment…
Lawyers subverting the public interest
Lobby group EFILA's stake in investment arbitration In response to growing public criticism of international investment law, a new lobby group has emerged, EFILA, seeking to influence European officials. This briefing exposes how EFILA represents an attempt by the arbitration…