Today the European Commission put the adoption of the EU-Mercosur agreement on the Council’s agenda. The Commission opted for an undemocratic splitting of the agreement, to bypass the opposition of some countries and national parliaments and fast-track the ratification process. The 27 member states will soon have to decide if they ratify the deal in an upcoming Council vote. If ratified, EU-Mercosur will boost …
Joint statement: the EU must keep its promise & end toxic trade of banned pesticides
Over 600 civil society organisations and trade unions have joined forces in a joint statement calling on the European Commission to honour its commitment to end the export of pesticides banned inside the EU. The EU has rightly banned many pesticides too dangerous for use within its borders, due to their serious risks to human …
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The EU-Mercosur splitting: a democratic hijack
In this briefing we expose why this splitting manoeuvre of the EU-Mercosur deal damages EU democracy and citizens’ trust in EU institutions.
Joint letter: Ensure EUDR benchmarking reflects human rights and environmental risks
The EU Deforestation Law is only as good as its implementation. That’s why we have signed an open letter alongside 39 other organisations calling on the European Commission to ensure the country benchmarking objectively reflects real human rights and environmental risks. In our letter, we urge the Commission to ensure that the benchmarking methodology: Read …
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EU-Mercosur threatens people’s right, the planet & democracy
After more than 20 years of secretive negotiations, an agreement has been announced on the EU-Mercosur free-trade deal. Yet the deal’s future still remains in doubt due to the political context: countries like France and Poland opposing the deal, dangerous far-right leadership in both blocs – Argentinian climate-denier President Milei to assume Mercosur presidency by …
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Toxic Trade Alert: +400 organisations urge leaders to drop EU-Mercosur deal
Just one week before a potential announcement of a new political agreement of the EU-Mercosur trade deal, +400 civil society organizations, social movements, think tanks and other social groups from Latin America and the European Union, representing millions people demand an end to the negotiations of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. They call it a “toxic …
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