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Call to action! Stop EFTA countries to undermine farmers’ rights to seed in free trade agreements
11-Jun-2020     Recht auf saatgut
Sign-on the letter for organisations.
Looking in the Mexican mirror
11-Jun-2020     TNI
26 years of free trade, industrial paradise for transnational corporations and environmental hell for the peoples.
Alternatives for the ‘Energy and Raw Materials Chapters’ in EU trade agreements
4-Jun-2020     Power Shift
How trade agreements could strengthen human rights and environmental protection in the raw materials sector.
Anchoring climate and environmental protection in EU trade agreements
4-Jun-2020     Power Shift
How trade agreements could contribute to a more sustainable world economy.
The European evaluation of the Association Agreements: guarantees and content still insufficient
3-Jun-2020     FTDES
The lack of independence, the priority given to the commercial aspects instead of the human aspects, and the superficiality of this report prevent it from being recognised as a credible evaluation.
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement: What is it, and what could it mean for forests and human rights?
3-Jun-2020     Fern
This briefing is meant to provide a discussion for NGOs in Brazil who want to understand the implications of this deal for people and forests and take action.
Analysis of the UK's draft FTA for the EU-UK relationship
3-Jun-2020     Trade Justice Movement
The UK’s draft FTA is analysed here in terms of what it would mean for the UK and for trade justice.
Justice and reparation: the struggle of Chevron-affected communities in COVID-19 times
27-May-2020     Stop Corporate Impunity
Indigenous communities call for international solidarity to support for the vindication of rights of the comunities and peoples affected by corporate impunity and their struggle for a dignified life.
The true cost of the EU-Mercosur trade deal
26-May-2020     Friends of the Earth Europe
The EU-Mercosur trade deal comes at a tremendous expense for people and the planet. Dire consequences are looming both on regional and global levels.
Digital trade rules and Big Tech: Surrendering public good to private power
22-May-2020     PSI
As tech giants emerge as the undisputed winners of the Covid-19 crisis, they continue to use free trade agreements to protect themselves from regulation.