Corporate agenda trumps peoples’ rights in EU-Philippines trade talks
Since the venue of EU-PH FTA negotiation was kept secret, activists staged a mocked protest at premises FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 May 2016 Corporate agenda trumps peoples' rights in EU-Philippines trade talks A secret negotiation for a EU-Philippines FTA is…
Signing away sovereignty
How investment agreements threaten regulation of the mining industry in the Philippines Mining firms have been one of the main corporate sectors worldwide to take advantage of investor-state dispute mechanisms to sue states for regulation of mining, having sued governments…
Leaked Documents show Five EU Member States shamelessly attempting to quietly institutionalise ISDS throughout Europe
Press Release - Thursday 19th May, 2016 Amsterdam / Berlin / Brussels / Paris / Vienna In an astonishing move which ignores the opinion of millions of citizens who oppose ISDS, the governments of Austria, France, Finland, Germany and the…
Shameless attempt to quietly institutionalise ISDS throughout Europe
S2B statement, 19 may 2016 A new leak reveals that 5 EU member states are proposing to introduce investor-to-state dispute settlement for all cross-border investments within the EU The Seattle to Brussels Network strongly condemns the outrageous attack by Austria,…
Investment Court System put to the test
New EU proposal will perpetuate investors’ attacks on health and environment Published by : Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth Europe, Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung (German Forum on Environment & Development) and the Transnational…
Open letter from Myanmar Civil Society on EU-Myanmar investment agreement
Concerns of Myanmar Civil Society on 'Sustainability Impact Assessment' (SIA), in support of an investment protection agreement between EU and Myanmar April 5, 2016 Last week, the EU published its ‘Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of an investment protection…
The EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
The expected impact of The EU-Ukraine Association Agreement Read the full report here Published by: Transnational Institute (TNI), Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (Brussels Office), Center for Social and Labor Research. On 6 April 2016, the Netherlands voted in a referendum on…
Taxes on trial – How trade deals threaten tax justice
Download the report Demands for tax justice have resounded worldwide, with growing anger at the tax practices of corporations such as Google and Starbucks. Yet trade and investment agreements are already constraining the ability of governments to impose fair tax…
TTIP – Why the Rest of the World should Beware
Why should human rights, environmental and consumer advocate organizations all over the world that are working toward a world different from the corporate-led neoliberal dogma, pay special attention to TTIP? Download the report. Also available in French and Spanish The…
Trade activist action guide – Europe
Welcome to this hands-on guide to campaigning in Europe against trade deals such as CETA and TTIP. Its aim is to support you as a national or local campaigner, by helping you to sharpen your arguments and inspiring you to…
280 organisations from Europe, Canada and the US denounce the inclusion of investors’ rights in TTIP
Monday 22nd February, 2016 – Ahead of the 12th round of TTIP negotiations, 280 civil society organisations from across Europe, with the support of US and Canadian groups, have called on the European Commission and the United States Trade Representative…