Trade

How is big business using the EU's trade and investment agreements to sideline people, planet and democracy?

International regulatory cooperation and the public good

21.05.2019

Big business has a new weapon to erode 'costly' protections for the environment, public health, workers and consumers: “good regulatory practices” in international trade agreements.

ECJ confirms legality of unfair corporate tribunals in EU trade deals

30.04.2019

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today ruled that provisions for investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS, rebranded as ICS - Investment Court System) in the EU-Canada trade deal CETA are compatible with EU law.

Lobby transparency

TTIP reloaded: big business calls the shots on new EU-US trade talks

21.02.2019

Two years after the suspension of TTIP, the EU is preparing mandates for new trade talks with the US. Once again corporate lobby groups are working to set the agenda, while the European Commission covers over its links with big business.

EU trade deals

EU trade with Trump would undermine international climate commitments

18.02.2019

Today, more than 60 international, European and national civil society groups have called on European decision makers to uphold the Paris Agreement and not mandate new trade negotiations with the USA.

Captured states

06.02.2019

Member states play a hugely important role in EU decision-making, but too often they act as middlemen for corporate interests. This report combines case studies, original research, and analysis to illustrate the depth of the problem – and what you can do about it.

Investor privileges (ISDS)

TAKE ACTION: Strike a blow against corporate power in 2019

22.01.2019

"Wait a minute. I don’t really get what ISDS is. ...." Here is our straightforward "What is What" on Investor-State Dispute Settlement - and why it's so dangerous.

Under ISDS corporations and the rich have sued governments for billions of euros – for anything from introducing health warnings on cigarettes to banning dirty oil drilling. Citizens, campaigners and social movements are uniting in 2019 to put an end to this parallel justice system for big business.

Investor privileges (ISDS)

Investor privileges VS people and planet

22.01.2019

Whenever a government passes a law which could potentially affect profits, the ISDS system enables companies to hit back with lawsuits for damages - often worth billions of euros. Under the ISDS (Investor-State Dispute Settlement) system, corporations have already sued countries for anything from introducing health warnings on cigarettes to placing a moratorium on fracking.

Covert lobbying

Brexit trade deal: finance lobby allowed to work in secret

25.10.2018

All eyes may be on the 'Brexit' process, but far more attention needs to be given to the way in which post-Brexit EU-UK trade negotiations are being conducted. While corporate interests seek to shape the future trade deal in their own interests, the public remains in the dark.

Investor privileges (ISDS)

Un Tratado para gobernarlos a todos

13.06.2018

Un nuevo informe de CEO y TNI revela cómo el Tratado sobre la Carta de la Energía (TCE) otorga a las grandes empresas una influencia sin precedentes sobre las políticas energéticas de casi 50 países.

EU trade deals

JEFTA: An exclusive trade between EU negotiators and big business

28.05.2018

The EU member state vote on the EU-Japan trade agreement is close, but not all interest groups had an equal say when the deal was hashed out. Official figures from the European Commission show that big business had many more meetings with the EU trade negotiators than small businesses, trade unions and other civil society actors did.

EU trade deals

Visions for a new food and trade system

17.04.2018

On the occasion of the International Day of Farmers' Struggle, we have jointly with allies prepared five short visions for a sustainable, healthy and fair food and trade policy to restart this important debate.

EU trade deals

Quiet on the set! The EU is negotiating trade deals...

12.04.2018

Following calls for openness and public participation, the European Commission now advertises its trade negotiations as transparent and inclusive. But crucial information about EU trade deals are still kept from citizens. Even member state governments regularly complain about being left in the dark. At the same time, corporations continue to call the shots on EU trade talks.

Trade

International regulatory cooperation and the public good

ECJ confirms legality of unfair corporate tribunals in EU trade deals

TTIP reloaded: big business calls the shots on new EU-US trade talks

EU trade with Trump would undermine international climate commitments

Captured states

TAKE ACTION: Strike a blow against corporate power in 2019

Investor privileges VS people and planet

Brexit trade deal: finance lobby allowed to work in secret

Un Tratado para gobernarlos a todos

JEFTA: An exclusive trade between EU negotiators and big business

Visions for a new food and trade system

Quiet on the set! The EU is negotiating trade deals...

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