ISDS Case Map
Vietnam
New EU-Vietnam trade agreements are being fast-tracked with barely any attention to human rights.
Many Vietnamese firms are indifferent to intellectual property rights regulated in the Trans Pacific Strategic Partnership (TPP) agreement, despite the fact that Việt Nam is a signatory to the deal.
The EU's Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam will trap the Asian country in a low-profit-low-wage cycle.
EU trade agreements with Morocco and Vietnam could see rough times ahead after criticism of the lack of impact assessment on human rights.
Many contract manufacturers in Vietnam are likely to see little benefits if the TPP goes through.
For the first time, as a result of EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement commitments, European investors will be able to offer tenders for various public infrastructure projects in Vietnam.
Revision of the legal framework on intellectual property is recommended to ensure compliance with the EU – Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement.
European Ombudsman concluded that the Commission’s refusal to carry out a human rights impact assessment constituted maladministration.
As published by the European Commission
The European Commission today published the negotiated text of the EU – Vietnam FTA. The investment and investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) chapter is not conform the European Parliament 8 July 2015 resolution.
