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The EU's lust for Indonesia's nickel supply
7-Jan-2025     EU Observer
The EU desires open access to Indonesian nickel, crucial for its green transition, yet criticizes extractive practices in the Global South. Indonesia, however, seeks to develop its own processing industries and restrict raw material exports.
Colombia is defending its sovereignty from the power of global corporations
6-Jan-2025     Al Jazeera
Trade deals can allow international corporations to trample over the rights of governments in the Global South. That is the message from the Colombian government, which describes the effect of such deals as a “bloodbath” for their national sovereignty.
bilaterals.org: 20 years supporting resistance to free trade agreements
17-Dec-2024     bilaterals.org
To mark our 20th anniversary, we gathered in October in Bandung, Indonesia, to reflect on our journey, the changes over these two decades and the challenges we face both politically and in our communications.
EU deforestation law to be delayed as new threat emerges from EU-Mercosur trade deal
17-Dec-2024     Greenpeace
In the annex to the trade and sustainable development chapter of the EU-Mercosur agreement, several provisions entail fundamental changes in how the EUDR will work in practice.
Civil society organisations push for transformative global investment rules
11-Dec-2024     SOMO
The Entebbe Declaration calls for justice and sustainability in global investment governance.
The case against a UK Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council
10-Dec-2024     Trade Justice Movement
For the UK, entering into a trade deal with the GCC would fly in the face of public opinion, offer few projected benefits, and send a worrying message about the priorities of the UK’s trade policy when it comes to human rights and climate.
EU-Mercosur threatens people’s right, the planet & democracy
6-Dec-2024     Friends of the Earth Europe
After more than 20 years of secretive negotiations, an agreement has been announced on the EU-Mercosur free-trade deal.
The Mercosur deal — why would the EU trust a man like Milei?
4-Dec-2024     EU Observer
The EU’s climate hypocrisy is exposed yet again: while Argentina’s far-right president Javier Milei threatens to exit the Paris Agreement, the EU is turning a deaf ear and rushing to finalise the climate-wrecking EU-Mercosur trade deal.
Seeds, UPOV91 and trade deals: our response to the Government position
3-Dec-2024     Transform Trade
The UK has an opportunity to lead by example, removing UPOV91 provisions from trade deals and redirecting development assistance toward farmer-led initiatives.
Energy Charter Treaty modernisation adopted, still undermines climate action
3-Dec-2024     Friends of the Earth Europe
Even after modernisation, the ECT continues to undermine European and global climate policies.