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…
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…
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…
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…
Six raisons pour NE PAS ratifier l’accord global UE-Mexique
Signer la declaration ici +++Lire la declaration en espanhol, allemand et anglais +++ 04 juillet 2022 Nous, soussignés, organisations de la société civile, syndicats, en défense des droits humains, de l’environnement et du bien-être animal, adressons cette lettre aux dirigeants…
Sechs Gründe, das Globalabkommen EU-Mexiko NICHT zu ratifizieren
Unterzeichnen Sie die Erklärung hier +++Lesen Sie die Erklärung auf spanisch, englisch und französisch+++ Die unterzeichnenden Organisationen der Zivilgesellschaft, Gewerkschaften, Menschenrechtsverteidiger*innen, Tier- und Umweltschützer*innen richten diese Erklärung an die politischen Entscheidungsträger*innen in Mexiko und der Europäischen Union (EU) und fordern…
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…