International trade

The EU's trade policy aims to increase the 'competitiveness' of European companies – by guaranteeing them access to raw materials through often secretive free trade deals and by making sure that regulations do not stand in their way. CEO is challenging this craze for so-called competitiveness, which we believe in reality advances the interests of corporate Europe at the expense of social and environmental justice.

Brexit bonanza: Lawyers encouraging corporations to sue UK & EU member states

September 25th 2017The power of lobbies, International trade
Brexit could become a cash cow for law firms that make millions when corporations sue nation states via trade and investment agreements. They're paving the way for Brexit-related corporate claims against the UK & touting the UK as a gateway for future investor claims against EU member states.

Nouveau rapport sur les conséquences qu’engendre le CETA

September 21st 2017Economy & finance, Environment, Food and agriculture, International trade
Télechargez le nouveau rapport: L’impact macroéconomique du CETA et ses conséquences sur le climat, la santé, l’agriculture et l’emploi

Dodgy Deals

September 21st 2017The power of lobbies, Environment, Food and agriculture, International trade
The Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA) comes into force today – provisionally. A large number of citizens struggle to know what CETA actually means for them and what can be done to stop the deal, which still lacks approval from most EU member state parliaments. Our new mobile and desktop game Dodgy Deals lets players face some of the dangerous features of trade deals like CETA and shows what is at stake.

New report: The corporate attack on the movement for trade justice

September 7th 2017The power of lobbies, International trade
Our new report exposes how corporate lobbies and think tanks have gone on what appears to be a concerted attack against NGOs and the movement for trade justice.

Big Business Britain: How corporate lobbyists are dominating meetings with trade ministers

July 24th 2017The power of lobbies, International trade
UK trade secretary Liam Fox has come under fire for the strong business bias of his Department for International Trade's lobby meetings, as he launches unofficial trade negotiations with the US today - a bias that raises questions about the way a possible post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal might be skewed in the interest of Big Business.

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Welcome to JEFTA!

September 11th 2017The power of lobbies, International trade

The European Commission is negotiating trade deals and it is currently finalising a deal with Japan, the Japan-European Union Free Trade Agreement or JEFTA.
Regulatory cooperation in JEFTA has the potential to be detrimental to our democracy, giving big business more rights to be involved in lawmaking at an early
stage.

Event

Attac European Summer University (France)

April 6th 2017EU in crisis, The power of lobbies, Water, Climate and energy, Economy & finance, Environment, Food and agriculture, International trade

We will be joining activists, organisations and social movements from across Europe for the Attac Summer University in France.

‘Regulatory cooperation’: big business’ wishes come true in TTIP and CETA

February 1st 2017International trade

The EU is negotiating a number of highly controversial free trade agreements, which would give more powers to corporations. Our new report shows how regulatory cooperation in CETA and TTIP is a gift for Big Business that keeps on giving.

Manifesto: Keep the farm TTIP- and CETA-free!

January 23rd 2017Food and agriculture, International trade

Dozens of farmers groups and civil society organisations from across Europe have signed the Manifesto "Keep the farm TTIP- and CETA-free".