Why trade matters in the fight against climate breakdown
Jean Blaylock looks at the multiple ways that trade deals undermine effective climate action. During the recent election in the UK, documents outlining the government’s trade talks with the Trump administration were leaked. Among other things, they showed that when…
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…
A World Court for Corporations : new report exposes dangers of proposed Multilateral Investment Court
Berlin/Brussels/Geneva/Washington - A new report released today warns that the European Commission’s proposed Multilateral Investment Court (MIC) threatens to lock in an undemocratic investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) scheme that undermines national democratic authority and prioritizes corporate profits above all else.…
Myths and risks of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement
Download the policy brief Myths and risks of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement is published by Transnational Institute, Paung Ku, KESAN, Myanmar Alliance for Transparency and Accountability (MATA), Land in Our Hands (LIOH) network, CIDSE, MISEREOR, Info Birmanie, Secours Catholique…
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…
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…
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…