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How colonialism shaped free trade agreements: the birth of modern international trade (part 1/3)
22-May-2023     bilaterals.org
The birth of modern international trade was not a natural phenomenon but it was imposed on societies.
An attack on democracy: new legal analysis on splitting of EU-Mercosur deal
19-May-2023     Seattle to Brussels Network
A new legal analysis lifts the lid on an attempt by the European Commission to “split” the EU-Mercosur trade deal, in order to approve the ‘trade’ part of the deal without the unanimous support of EU member states and without national ratification by parliaments throughout the EU.
Would the drafters of the AfCFTA investment protocol kowtow to the interests of only investors?
17-May-2023     bilaterals.org
The recently leaked investment protocol of the African Continental Free Trade Area shows the investor-state dispute resolution will be set out after the adoption of the protocol.
Swimming against the tide
16-May-2023     IATP
Since the beginning of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994, Mexico has experienced a dramatic deterioration in its ability to grow its own food.
The struggle of small-scale fishers in Indonesia
12-May-2023     Bilaterals.org
Indonesia is a country that is particularly active and aggressive in negotiating free trade and investment agreements. The food industry, notably fisheries, is often threatened by such agreements.
Solidarity, equality, cooperation and sustainable trade: an alternative to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement
10-May-2023     S2B Network
We firmly believe that the countries of the Mercosur and the EU need to improve and transform their relationship.
How the toxic EU-Mercosur deal will undermine Brazil’s climate & deforestation goals
26-Apr-2023     Friends of the Earth Europe
While the Amazon passes irreversible environmental tipping points and new toxic chemicals leave a trail of contamination, the European Union is actively signing away more of the planet and people in the lethal EU-Mercosur free trade agreement.
EU-Mercosur: Banned pesticides found on Brazilian limes in EU
21-Apr-2023     Greenpeace
A Greenpeace Germany study of Brazilian limes sold in the EU has found residues of several pesticides, some of them banned for use in Europe.
International preemption by “trade” agreement: Big Tech’s ploy to undermine privacy, AI accountability, and anti-monopoly policies
19-Apr-2023     Rethink Trade
The bottom-line is that the USMCA and related TPP digital rules that represent the agenda promoted by Big Tech interests must not become the model or starting text for future agreements.
Public services in the crosshairs
19-Apr-2023     TNI
The impacts of investment protection regimes on the public services sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.