The Zombie ISDS
Rebranded as ICS, rights for corporations to sue states refuse to die Read the report in English / Read the executive summary in English, German, Spanish Published by: Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), Association Internationale de Techniciens, Experts et Chercheurs (AITEC),…
Trade & climate events at Paris COP21
French and international trade activists worked together to bring a clear trade and investment message to the 2015 Paris climate conference (COP21), starting next week. Here is the program : Sunday 29th Global Climate March Human chains in Paris.…
Invitation to a public debate
Does the EU’s “Investment Court System” put an end to ISDS? Organised by Seattle to Brussels Network and its members Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth Europe, PowerShift and Transnational Institute Co-hosted by MEPs Marie Arena (S&D), Pascal Arimont…
New EC trade strategy reinforces corporate bias
The Seattle to Brussels (S2B) network believes the new European Commission (EC) trade strategy “Trade for All” is a continuation of the EC's existing trade strategy: it remains obsessed by serving EU corporate interests. Trade for All, launched yesterday (Wednesday),…
ISDS: Courting foreign investors
Why the Commission’s proposal for an “Investment Court System” still fails to address the key problems of foreign investors’ privileges Analysis by the Seattle to Brussels Network Download the PDF-Version Summary The European Commission unveiled a draft text for a…
TISA Material
TISA the Trade in Services Agreement is currently under negotiating between 21 states including the USA and the EU. It aims to liberalize Services in the states taking part. Highly secretive talks began in 2012 to establish a new trade…
Local Authorities against TTIP – Material
Across Europe local authorities speak out against TTIP. In many countries "TTIP free zones" are groing. Below you find campaign materials like templates for resolutions on the local level from many European countries. See how the resistance against TTIP…
SMEs and TTIP – Material
The European Commission claims that TTIP will benefit small and medium enterprises (SMEs) but the opposite is true. Only very few SMEs are engaged in transatlantic trade and the possible negative effects are way more than any opportunities for SMEs.…
Labor rights and Public Service – Material
Several trade agreements like CETA, TTIP and TISA are currently in work. All of them habe important implications for labor rights and our public services. Below you find key ressources on labor rights and public services in the context of…
Financial Regulation and TTIP – Material
TTIP will not only affect trade in goods it is also meant to further de-regulate financial markets and services. In particular the European Commission is pushing to further open the access of lobbies to the regulatory agenda on finance which…
TTIP and Growth – Material
The European Commission is claiming that TTIP would lead to economic growth and job creation. The studies the European Commission and big business use to make their argument are not only debatable but the positive economic effects seem to be…