Civil society actions around the EU-CELAC summit, 17th and 18th of July – Conference, Protest, Strategy Meeting
During the EU-CELAC summit in Brussels in the 17th and 18th of July, the trade justice movement from Europe and Latin America came together. In parallel to the official summit between heads of the state from Latin America, the Caribbean…
Registration for the Trade Justice Events on the margins of the EU CELAC Summit
+++Español abajo/Português abaixo/Français ci-dessous/Deutsch unten+++ In person registration for the event in the European Parliament (17 July) has now closed. Registration for online participation at the Conference in the European Parliament (17 July) is still open. Registration for the Strategy…
180 organisations call for an Alternative to the EU Mercosur Trade Agreement
+++ SIGN THE STATEMENT BELOW +++ Find the Spanish version here, the Portuguese here and German here We firmly believe that the countries of the MERCOSUR and the EU need to improve and transform their relationship. In the last three…
Join the Week of Action Against EU-Mercosur!
Join the Wave of Action: Stop the EU-Mercosur, EU-Chile & EU-Mexico trade deals! Join the Wave of Action from kicking off from 22nd May 2023 against the neoliberal and neocolonial policies of the EU ! All activities are welcome that…
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…