These factsheets have been developed to raise awareness and understanding across Europe about the EU-US transatlantic trade agreement (known as TTIP), which has the potential to be the biggest bilateral free trade agreement in history. Developed in partnership with The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), they provide insights into the risks the agreement poses to crucial …
UN moves towards making businesses pay for human rights
Last week, the UN for the first time formally discussed measures to make corporations legally accountable for human rights abuses. A historic session in Geneva concluded on July 10th after a week of intense and constructive discussions between countries, expert panelists and civil society organisations, with hopes high that the process could deliver a treaty …
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EU-US trade talks: European Parliament vote ignores citizen concerns
The European Parliament today expressed its support for the TTIP trade negotiations between the European Union and the United States. The resolution adopted today [1] is the parliament’s unique opportunity to give its opinion on the ongoing trade talks. The result of the vote is a setback for citizens, the environment, and democracy, reacted Friends of …
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Lawyers subverting the public interest: Lobby group EFILA’s stake in investment arbitration
In January 2015 the European Commission published the first results of a public consultation with the highest number of responses in the history of the EU – more than 145,000 submissions by citizens. What had raised the interest and opposition of so many European citizens? A secretive legal system that had been virtually unknown to …
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TTIP: How would the secret deal affect the United States?
What will be the impact of TTIP across the pond? Gwen Buck from Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northen Ireland interviews Bill Waren of Friends of the Earth United States to find out. Gwen Buck: What would be the implications for the US if the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) went ahead? …
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EU governments called on to make fossil fuels history
The 28 EU heads of state today backed a vision of Europe’s energy future which will keep the continent dependent on fossil fuels. European leaders’ plans for an ‘Energy Union’ strategy were strongly criticised by Friends of the Earth Europe for the decision to emphasise new gas supplies, instead of prioritising energy efficiency and renewables …
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