Over 300 Parliamentarians reject Splitting of EU-Mercosur Trade deal!
Over 300 Parliamentarians reject Splitting of EU-Mercosur Trade deal! A letter signed by 305 Parliamentarians was published today, November 20 2023, calling on the European Commission to say no to Splitting the EU-Mercosur Trade deal. The move would change the…
Trade Union Speaker Tour and map of STOP EU-Mercosur Activities
The proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal has been widely criticized over its impact on the environment – but that’s not the only problem with it. The deal, between the European Union and the Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) also…
New Legal Analysis: EU States remaining in ECT risk financial liability for EU decisions
The European Trade Justice Coalition, along with allies, has commissioned a new legal study on the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT): The paper looks at the question of what will happen to EU Member States that implement binding EU acts (like…
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…
Agenda and Livestream of the Conference in the European Parliament 17 July 2023
+++Español abajo/Português abaixo+++ A new EU-Latin America trade relationship for the 21st Century Conference in the European Parliament parallel to the EU-CELAC summit Date: 17 July 2023 Where: in the European Parliament with hybrid participation - SPAAK 1A2, Rue Wiertz…
An Attack on Democracy: New Legal Analysis on Splitting of EU-Mercosur Deal
A new legal analysis lifts the lid on an attempt by the European Commission to “split” the EU-Mercosur trade deal, in order to approve the ‘trade’ part of the deal without the unanimous support of EU member states and without…
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…
Six reasons NOT to ratify the EU-Mexico Global Agreement
Sign the statement here +++Read the statement in Spanish, German and French+++ 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…
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…