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…
S2B welcomes infringement proceedings against intra-EU BITS
The Seattle to Brussels network welcomes the European Commission's decision to initiate infringement proceedings against five Member States, requesting them to terminate their intra-EU bilateral investment treaties. The Commission requested Austria, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden to bring 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 vote…
An open letter to the governments of EU-CELAC
As Heads of State and Government from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (In Spanish CELAC) and the European Union (EU) start a two days Summit today in Brussels, social movements from both sides of the Atlantic take the…
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…