EU exits the ECT
Today the EU took the final decision to exit the climate-wrecking Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), with a final green light from the Council. This is a massive victory for activists across Europe who have been calling for this to happen…
European Parliament votes to exit climate-wrecking Energy Charter Treaty
Today the European Union took a step closer to exiting the high risk Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), when the European Parliament overwhelmingly voted to leave the treaty. This little known and outdated treaty is being used by the fossil fuel…
100 organizations from around the world call on Ecuador to defend its sovereignty against ISDS!
Ecuador must defend its right to say NO to international investment tribunals and to the privileges afforded to foreign investors The undersigned organizations strongly encourage the people of Ecuador to vote NO to arbitration on April 21st! Investor-State dispute settlement…
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…
More than 400 Civil Society Organisations say: Leave the ECT by COP26
More than 400 are calling on political leaders across all European countries to prioritise climate policies, to stick to their climate commitments, and therefore to initiate withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) by COP26 at the latest. Read the…
Open letter to governments on ISDS and COVID-19
The letter in French | The letter in Spanish |The letter in German PDF versions: English | Español | Français To Governments: We are writing to you today to urge you to take a lead in ensuring countries around the world…
Energy Charter Treaty will prevent implementation of Paris Climate Agreement
Civil society groups and trade unions have presented compelling evidence that implementing a just transition, including commitments in the Paris Climate Agreement, is incompatible with the provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The ECT, a multilateral investment agreement governing…
Help us end corporate privileges – stop ISDS
Since its launch in January 2019, we have managed to get 500,000 people from across the European Union to back our call to Stop ISDS and demand real rules for corporations instead. With your support, we could put an end…
Letter to members of the European Parliament : do not ratify the EU-Singapore investment agreement
Download the PDF version here "Dear Honourable Member of the European Parliament, We are writing to draw your attention to the upcoming plenary vote on the EU-Singapore investment deal (EUSIPA), on 12th February. We, over 50 organisations from Europe and…
Civil Society Recommendations for the investment chapter of the revised EU-Mexico FTA
12 February, 2018 - Civil Society Recommendations for the investment chapter of the revised EU-Mexico FTA1 Download the PDF version (EN) (ES) To Mr. Ildefonso Guagardo, Secretary of Economy of Mexico Ms. Cecilia Malsmtröm, Trade Commissioner, European Union; Mr. José…
A World Court for Corporations : new report exposes dangers of proposed Multilateral Investment Court
Berlin/Brussels/Geneva/Washington - A new report released today warns that the European Commission’s proposed Multilateral Investment Court (MIC) threatens to lock in an undemocratic investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) scheme that undermines national democratic authority and prioritizes corporate profits above all else.…