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foodwatch submits complaint to the European Ombudsman against CETA
2-Dec-2021     Foodwatch
The complaint addresses the lack of transparency and democratic deficits of the CETA committees’ work.
“Prosperity for a few, poverty for the lot”, WTO and free trade agreements have failed the people!
2-Dec-2021     La Vía Campesina
We need a multilateral trade system where people and their social movements are at equal footing with governments in defining the trade rules between countries.
Greenpeace urges Canada to drop trade deal to save the Amazon
1-Dec-2021     National Observer
An environmental group is pleading with the Canadian government to reject a controversial trade deal it says would further fuel deforestation in the Amazon in a new letter addressed to Canada’s minister of foreign affairs.
Lessons from the struggle against the FTAA: continental unity to fight free trade
24-Nov-2021     Capire
Grassroots movements from the Americas have accumulated experiences and a history of struggles for sovereignty and integration.
The World Bank can’t be trusted to stand up to big fossil fuel companies
24-Nov-2021     Counter Punch
Extractive companies are the most frequent users of the investor-state dispute settlement system (ISDS), making up 29 percent of all ICSID claims in fiscal year 2021.
Chilean government's political manipulation of Chile/European Union FTA negotiations
23-Nov-2021     Chile Better without FTA Platform
We call on social organisations to be attentive to what happens with the modernisation of the Association Agreement between Chile and the European Union.
Waitangi Tribunal claimants win on TPPA and data sovereignty
19-Nov-2021     Voxy
The Tribunal agrees that the CPTPP breaches the Crown’s obligations to Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and failed to protect Māori rights and interests in data and the digital domain.
Digital colonialism
18-Nov-2021     TNI
The global battle for control of the digital economy is typically portrayed as one fought by only two titans: US and China, but that does not mean that the EU has been standing still.
How the Mercosur deal’s ethanol boost contradicts EU green promises
16-Nov-2021     Euractiv
While the EU maintains that ethanol has a role to play in Europe’s shift to clean transport, the production of ethanol is damaging the environment and hurting local communities in South America.
Campaign win: Australia cuts ties with Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)
8-Nov-2021     AFTINET
In a significant step forward in the campaign against Investor-State Dispute Settlements (ISDS), Australia has announced its withdrawal from its signatory status to the Energy Charter Treaty.