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Originally posted by the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples’ Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity. At the end of the 11th session of negotiations for a United Nations treaty to hold transnational corporations (TNCs) accountable for their human rights violations (Binding Treaty), the voices of those fighting for justice, accountability, and a peoples-centred multilateralism …
Leadership from the Global South drives UN negotiations to end corporate impunityRead more
Originally posted by the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples’ Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity. The 11th session of negotiations for a UN Binding Treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for their human rights violations are underway in Geneva, Switzerland.Affected communities are the heart of the Binding Treaty and Friends of the Earth International …
Today, on World Food Day, PAN Europe and Friends of the Earth Europe publish a new report, showcasing farmers and municipalities successfully eliminating or minimising pesticide use. The impressive and inspiring work of these farmers, and many others, should encourage policy-makers to support and ensure the wide uptake of ecologically sound practices and the phase …
New: Farming beyond Pesticides – Success Stories from the Field to celebrate World Food DayRead more
Hundreds of marchers and supporters filled Brussels’ EU quarter yesterday after a 3-day, 60 km protest walk from Maastricht. The “Back to the Future” march brought together affected communities, trade unions, NGOs, and political leaders demanding an end to the EU’s deregulation wave, which puts workers, the environment and human rights at risk. Deregulation threatens …
From Maastricht to Brussels: Hundreds march through Europe to stop deregulation waveRead more
A year after the EU’s official withdrawal from the controversial Energy Charter Treaty, EU Member States remain dangerously exposed to billion-worth lawsuits from foreign investors through outdated Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs). With over 1,000 such treaties still in force between EU states and non-EU countries, the highly criticised Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism included in …
NGOs condemn the EU Commission’s obstinate refusal to acknowledge the undemocratic and opaque process that led to the so-called first Simplification Omnibus – and urge Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to reject the weakening of key corporate accountability laws. In a written response to the European Ombudswoman – which opened an inquiry into the potential maladministration by …
