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…
340+ organisations call on the EU to immediately halt trade negotiations with Brazil
In an open letter, over 340 civil society organisations are demanding that the European Union immediately halt free trade agreement negotiations with the Mercosur bloc (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) on the grounds of deteriorating human rights and environmental conditions…
Letter to members of the European Parliament : do not ratify the EU-Singapore investment agreement
Download the PDF version here "Dear Honourable Member of the European Parliament, We are writing to draw your attention to the upcoming plenary vote on the EU-Singapore investment deal (EUSIPA), on 12th February. We, over 50 organisations from Europe and…
Civil Society Statement – EU Trade and Investment Policy must be democratised
We, the undersigned civil society organisations call for a fundamental overhaul of the trade policy decision-making process for ongoing and future trade and investment agreements of the EU. Download the pdf version Modern trade agreements are increasing in scope, reduce…
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…
European and Canadian civil society groups call for rejection of CETA
Joint Statement : 455 European and Canadian civil society groups call for rejection of CETA Download the PDF version November 2016 We, the undersigned civil society organisations from Canada and Europe, hereby express our deep concern about the Comprehensive Economic…
Open letter from 11 Canadian academics on CETA
An open letter to the parliament of Wallonia and Belgian voters on the proposed CETA and its foreign investor protection system, by 11 Canadian academics. This letter is reproduced here for information only. Download the PDF version. Published 17…
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…
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…
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,…