Civil Society Statement – Stop unjust trade – Stop EU-Mercosur, EU-Chile and EU-Mexico

+++Español abajo/Português abaixo/Deutsch weiter unten/Francais ci-dessous+++ Stop unjust trade – Stop EU-Mercosur, EU-Chile and EU-Mexico Ahead of the EU-CELAC summit between the EU member States and Latin American & Caribbean States we, the coalition “Stop EU-Mercosur” as well as the…
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The EU must U-turn its trade policy – new Raw Materials Act (CRMA) helps cement an unjust world order

We, civil society organisations advocating for trade justice worldwide, are deeply concerned about the European Union's strategy for accessing critical materials, recently published in a new Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). The Act reveals that the EU's priority is to…
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EU Investment Policy

Civil Society Recommendations for the investment chapter of the revised EU-Mexico FTA

12 February, 2018 - Civil Society Recommendations for the investment chapter of the revised EU-Mexico FTA1 Download the PDF version (EN) (ES) To Mr. Ildefonso Guagardo, Secretary of Economy of Mexico Ms. Cecilia Malsmtröm, Trade Commissioner, European Union; Mr. José…
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Latest statements

S2B position on the European Commission proposal for a multilateral ISDS mechanism

ISDS at a dangerous crossroads S2B position on the European Commission proposal for a multilateral investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism Globalisation is at a dangerous crossroads. One path leads to stronger protection for human rights and the environment and to…
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Building links with Labour Movements

Letter to Chancellor Kern on CETA, by over 120 Canadian and European organisations

Letter sent on October 6 to Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern, and to the SPÖ governing board. Download the PDF version   Christian Kern Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Federal Chancellery Ballhausplatz 2 1010 Vienna Austria October 6, 2016…
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EU Free Trade Agreements

The EU destabilises and blackmails African states to secure its economic interests.

Since the 2000s the European Union has been negotiating so called Economic Partnerships Agreements (EPAs) with ACP (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific Rim) countries as a substitute to preferences offered by the Lomé and Cotonou agreements, outdated along WTO rules. Those regional…
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