EU Mercosur

Solidarity with Mercosur Allies as President Milei Inaugurated in Argentina

As the self-proclaimed anarcho-capitalist, Javier Milei is sworn in as President of Argentina, who wants to cut social spending and labour rights  and sign the EU-Mercosur trade agreement as soon as possible, movements and organizations from Europe express their solidarity…
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Energy Charter Treaty

New Legal Analysis: EU States remaining in ECT risk financial liability for EU decisions

The European Trade Justice Coalition, along with allies, has commissioned a new legal study on the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT): Photo by Antonio Feregrino on Unsplash The paper looks at the question of what will happen to EU Member States…
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Activities

Conference – A new EU-Latin America trade relationship for the 21st Century

+++Español abajo/Português abaixo+++ A new EU-Latin America trade relationship for the 21st Century Conference in the European Parliament parallel to the EU-CELAC summit Date: 17 July 2023  Where: in the European Parliament with hybrid participation - SPAAK 1A2, Rue Wiertz…
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EU trade strategy

The EU must U-turn its trade policy – new Raw Materials Act (CRMA) helps cement an unjust world order

We, civil society organisations advocating for trade justice worldwide, are deeply concerned about the European Union's strategy for accessing critical materials, recently published in a new Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). The Act reveals that the EU's priority is to…
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EU Mercosur

340+ organisations call on the EU to immediately halt trade negotiations with Brazil

In an open letter, over 340 civil society organisations are demanding that the European Union immediately halt free trade agreement negotiations with the Mercosur bloc (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) on the grounds of deteriorating human rights and environmental conditions…
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