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…
Six reasons NOT to ratify the EU-Mexico Global Agreement
+++Read the statement here in Spanish+++ 4 July 2022 The undersigned civil society organisations, trade unions, human rights, animal welfare and environmental defenders, address this statement to policy makers in Mexico and the European Union (EU) to call on them not…
Stop the E-Commerce Negotiations and use Data in the Public Interest
Read the Statement here in German We demand an immediate stop to the E-Commerce negotiations at WTO level and the ability to Use Data for the Public Interest In recent years chapters on “digital trade” and “e-commerce” have been introduced in bilateral…
How the EU pesticide lobby is harming people and planet in the Global South
DOWNLOAD the full report here in ENGLISH and PORTUGUESE Corporations like Bayer and BASF, who are the leading European pesticide producers, have been heavily promoting the EU-Mercosur trade deal through lobby groups. Their joint lobby efforts have borne fruit: pesticide use…
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…
Ethanol expansion under the EU-Mercosur trade deal
“Sugarcane”: License: CC BY Download the report in English | Portuguese | Spanish An EU-turn on the green transition European chemical companies are set to benefit from an increased trade in ethanol, thanks to the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement. Portrayed as a…
More than 400 Civil Society Organisations say: Leave the ECT by COP26
More than 400 are calling on political leaders across all European countries to prioritise climate policies, to stick to their climate commitments, and therefore to initiate withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) by COP26 at the latest. Read the…
Civil Society call for democratic control of EU-UK trade relations
Dear members of the European Parliament, As civil society organisations from the UK and the EU, we want to express our concerns regarding the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement which is currently provisionally applied and is to be ratified by…
15 March – Launch of the Stop EU-Mercosur Coalition
Hundreds of civil society organisations across Europe and Latin America are uniting to say: stop EU-Mercusor. On March 15 we will launch the Stop-EU-Mercosur coalition with a press conference, social media and street actions. We will provide more information soon.…
Seattle to Brussels Network is looking for a Social Media and Communication Expert
The Seattle to Brussels network is looking for a freelance social media and communication expert for 2021 for 10h guaranteed hours per month at fixed ; Seattle to Brussels is a network of European civil society organisations working for a…
Civil Society Letter on CETA
We, the undersigned organisations express our deep concern about the approach of the Irish Government to effectively slip through Ireland’s ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada. We there fore call for the postponement of the Government’s motion proposed for this…