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Front of Brazilian civil society organizations against the Mercosur-EU agreement
12-Feb-2021    
The undersigned Brazilian civil society organizations are expressing their opposition to signing the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union.
From globalization to ecological and solidarity reshoring
12-Feb-2021     AITEC
In Brussels, the virus of free trade and the impunity of multinationals is far from receding. But social and ecological relocalization seems to us the only alternative that could embody a desirable collective horizon.
Norway must say no to the Mercosur agreement
9-Feb-2021     Handelskampanjen
Joint statement from several civil society organizations and farmers' associations with requirements for the Mercosur agreement.
Google could use ISDS to sue Australia for millions over regulation for payment of news content
9-Feb-2021     AFTINET
Google’s Singapore subsidiary could use a controversial ISDS provision in the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement to demand millions in compensation over proposed Australian regulation for payment of news content.
An open letter to the Kenyan government about the Kenya - British EU agreements
9-Feb-2021     Nrb County Budget & Public Participation Processes
Kenyan civil society groups send a letter of demands to the government regarding its bilateral and multilateral agreements with the UK and EU.
The struggle in the Western Sahara combines old and new colonialism, says Sahrawi activist
8-Feb-2021     bilaterals.org
The EU claims to be a place of democracy and human rights but it is neglecting the reality in the Western Sahara and conducting its policies in full awareness of the situation.
The Swiss Farmers' Union: Sustainability reduced to absurdity
4-Feb-2021     Uniterre
The FTA with Indonesia showcases a supposed sustainability, but it is only a large-scale scam.
German energy giant RWE uses the Energy Charter Treaty to attack Dutch climate action
4-Feb-2021     CAN Europe
RWE has filed an arbitration claim against the Netherlands, seeking compensation for the Dutch decision to phase-out electricity production from coal by 2030.
Table of foreign investor-state cases and claims under NAFTA and other US “trade deals”
28-Jan-2021     Public Citizen
ISDS tribunals have ordered governments to pay corporations more than $989 million in compensation after ISDS attacks launched just under U.S. agreements.
PBI-Switzerland notes referendum on free trade deal with Indonesia as Canada launches consultation on similar agreement
27-Jan-2021     PBI Canada
Human rights defenders on the ground have been drawing attention for many years to the negative consequences of palm oil cultivation for small farmers, indigenous people and the environment.