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…
Turnaround: New Multilateral Trade Rules for People-Centered Shared Prosperity and Sustainable Development
+++The statement was first published here and is also available in French and Spanish.+++ 1. People around the world need a global economy that facilitates shared prosperity with human, labor, social and economic rights to facilitate the achievement, at a…
Why trade matters in the fight against climate breakdown
Jean Blaylock looks at the multiple ways that trade deals undermine effective climate action. During the recent election in the UK, documents outlining the government’s trade talks with the Trump administration were leaked. Among other things, they showed that when…
Energy Charter Treaty will prevent implementation of Paris Climate Agreement
Civil society groups and trade unions have presented compelling evidence that implementing a just transition, including commitments in the Paris Climate Agreement, is incompatible with the provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The ECT, a multilateral investment agreement governing…
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.…
TPP and what it means for TTIP
On October 5 it was announced that the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) negotiations were concluded. TPP is somehow the counterpart to TTIP, a Trade and Investment agreement between the US and Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New…