During the EU-CELAC summit in Brussels in the 17th and 18th of July, the trade justice movement from Europe and Latin America came together. In parallel to the official summit between heads of the state from Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union, activists from both sides of the Atlantic organized a half-day conference in the European Parliament, a protest in front of the European Parliament, an evening event together with the EU-Lat network and a full day strategy meeting. The entire agenda can be found here.

1) A new EU-Latin America trade relationship for the 21st Century – Conference in the European Parliament parallel to the EU-CELAC summit

More on the conference, here / Pictures of the conference can be found here

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2) Protest against the EU-Mercosur deal & unjust free-trade agreements

More pictures can be found here and here

Media and organizations that reported about our actions, where, among others: Arte (Min. 8); El País, Trends (Min. 1:49), Ecologistas en Acción, Andreas Bieler (professor at Notthingham University)

3) The Transatlantic coalition

The actions were supported by more than 50 civil society organizations from Latin America and the EU: Aitec, Amigos de la Tierra América Latina y el Caribe (ATALC), Amigos da Terra Brasil
AndersHandeln Österreich, Handel Anders! coalitie, Argentina Mejor sin TLC, ATTAC Austria, ATTAC France, Both Ends, Bread for all., CAN Europe, Chile Mejor sin TLC, CNCD-11.11.11, 11.11.11 – Coalition for International Solidarity, collectif Stop CETA-Mercosur, Confederación Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Trabajadores Estatales (CLATE), Contraf Brasil CUT, DECA, EQUIPO PUEBLO, Ecologistas en Acción, EEB, Entraide & Fraternité, Entrepueblos, Eurogroup for Animals, European Coordination Via Campesina, European Trade Justice Coalition (S2B logo), FASE, FERN, FDCL-Center for Research and Documentation Chile-Latin America, Frente Brasileira contra os acordos Mercosul-UE e Mercosul-EFTA, Friends of the Earth Europe, Fundación Sol, Heñói Centro de Estudios, INESC, Internacional de Servicios Públicos, Jornada Continental por la Democracia y contra el neoliberalismo, Jubileo Sur/Américas y Jubileu Sul Brasil, Netzwerk Gerechter Welthandel, Plataforma América Latina Mejor sin TLC, PowerShift e.V. , REBRIP – Rede brasilera pela integracao dos povos, RedGe Peru, SOBREVIVENCIA, Amigos de la Tierra Paraguay, SOMO, Taula per Mèxic, Transnational Institute, TROCA, Umweltinstitut München, Un Salto de Vida, WIDE+

protest supported by: Greenpeace