Across Europe, citizens stood shoulder to shoulder this month in a series of protests and actions that demonstrated the ever increasing public opposition to the faltering Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal. Our member groups joined hundreds of thousands of people on the streets of Europe’s town and cities as part of a an …
European citizens unite against faltering trade deals
A European week of actions (10-17 October) against toxic trade deals is underway, illustrating the ever-growing public mobilisation against Trojan Horse treaties such as the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). EU officials continue to ignore the unprecedented public opposition to the proposed deals, but ongoing TTIP talks are in a dire state, writes …
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Three million stand against toxic trade deals
A petition against the TTIP trade deal between Europe and the US, which has been signed by more than three million people, was handed to the European Commission in Brussels today. Exactly one year after it was launched, the self-organised European Citizens Initiative against the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the EU-Canada …
EU-Canada trade deal: one year on stakes are higher than ever
One year on from the end of EU-Canada negotiations on a Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), the fundamental risks it poses to democracy, citizens’ protections and the environment loom larger than ever, writes Natacha Cingotti, trade campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe. One year ago today, the European Commission announced the end of …
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EU ‘Post-ISDS’ proposal more of same
The European Commission has today announced its plan for reform of the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism (ISDS), the investor rights part of trade deals including the ongoing TTIP negotiations between the European Union and the United States. The main thrust of the proposal is a new Investment Court System which would replace the ISDS mechanism …
EU Parliament trade committee fails citizens and environment
The European Parliament committee for international trade failed European citizens and the environment in a crucial vote on a proposed resolution on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Friends of the Earth Europe has claimed. The draft resolution – which is to be debated in plenary on 10 June – is the unique opportunity for …
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