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ECVC warns that the EU-Australia trade agreement threatens European food sovereignty
24-Mar-2026     European Coordination Via Campesina
For ECVC, agriculture has no place in such deals. EU trade officials must abandon this path and instead channel their energy into a radical overhaul of the EU's agricultural trade policy.
Do trade deals put public health care up for sale?
24-Mar-2026     CCPA
Alberta’s promised two-tier transition comes with unacknowledged threats from trade and investment agreements.
A tax moratorium to enable a foreign AI invasion
23-Mar-2026     The Hindu
The push for a permanent moratorium signals the US’s bid to dominate the AI-driven global economy.
The Argentina-US trade agreement turns the RIGI into a mega investment protection treaty
20-Mar-2026     TNI
The agreement, which still has to be approved by the Argentine Congress, will give the Incentives Regime for Large Investments (RIGI) a central role, converting it into a mechanism to satisfy the appetites of US corporations.
MEPs push back on Commission over Western Sahara in EU–Morocco trade
20-Mar-2026     Western Sahara Resource Watch
MEPs from across the political spectrum sharply criticised the European Commission over its handling of EU-Morocco trade relations covering occupied Western Sahara, raising concerns over legality, transparency and an apparent disregard for Parliament’s role.
Adding fuel to the climate crisis: the EU-Mercosur agreement
19-Mar-2026     Power Shift
This publication provides an overview of the consequences of the EUMercosur agreement in relation to deforestation, environmental destruction and climate change.
Empowerment or exploitation? The false promise of a women-inclusive trade deal
13-Mar-2026     bilaterals.org
The Canada-Indonesia trade deal’s “women-inclusive” label masks a neoliberal agenda that benefits Canadian corporations more than Indonesian women. It exploits feminist language to legitimize market expansion, while reinforcing structural inequalities—especially the burden of unpaid care work on women—and enabling corporate power through costly investor rights (ISDS). True gender justice requires systemic change, not just market inclusion.
Deals made under repealed tariffs should be reconsidered
12-Mar-2026     Public Citizen
The US Supreme Court’s decision invalidating the tariffs is yet another reason for countries like Indonesia to be wary of ratifying these deals negotiated with the Trump administration.
Indonesia–US Trade Agreement challenged in Court, civil society coalition warns of risks to economic sovereignty
12-Mar-2026     CELIOS
A civil society coalition consisting of CELIOS, the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ), Solidaritas Perempuan, and supported by WALHI Nasional and Trend Asia has officially filed a lawsuit for Unlawful Government Act (Onrechtmatige Overheidsdaad) against the President of the Republic of Indonesia at the Jakarta Administrative Court (PTUN) on March 11, 2026.
US reciprocal tariffs is illegal, Agreement of Reciprocal Trade must not be ratified
12-Mar-2026     Koalisi Masyarakat untuk Keadilan Ekonomi
The Civil Society Coalition for Economic Justice (Koalisi MKE) urges President Prabowo Subianto not to ratify the reciprocal trade agreement (ART) between Indonesia and the United States (US) signed on February 19, 2026. The 19% tariff reduction obtained by Indonesia in this agreement is not commensurate with the surrender of the country's sovereignty to US interests.