3-May-2024
Public Citizen
For half a century, the ISDS system has allowed multinational corporations to run off with billions of taxpayers dollars while allowing them to undermine environmental standards, public health protections, financial regulations, and other sound policies throughout the world.
2-May-2024
European Coordination Via Campesina
For farmers on the ground, FTAs and the WTO rules only serve to drive down prices as far as possible, with no regard for the costs to the wellbeing and health of farmers and citizens, nor the impact on climate and biodiversity.
29-Apr-2024
Free Malaysia Today
A think tank has called for the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) standard to be made the first point of dialogue between Malaysia and the European Union when discussions on a Malaysia-EU free trade agreement (FTA) resume.
28-Apr-2024
Business Daily
The National Assembly has approved the Kenya-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), a trade, deal that guarantees traders access to the €13 trillion European market on duty-free (no taxes) and quota-free (unlimited exports) terms.
25-Apr-2024
The Edge Malaysia
Malaysia is currently working on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), according to Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, after initial negotiations between the two parties reached an impasse about 12 years ago.
12-Apr-2024
Common Dreams
"Europe is the main trading partner—which accounts I think for 30% of Israel’s trade—so it has a huge power and it should use that power," said UN expert Francesca Albanese.
12-Apr-2024
European Commission
The European Commission has published a report summarising progress made during the latest negotiation round to deepen the existing Economic Partnership Agreement with five Eastern and Southern African partners.
3-Apr-2024
ETUN Palestine
We, the undersigned European trade unions, are calling on the EU and European countries to suspend the Association Agreement with Israel as well as bilateral treaties in light of grave violations of human rights by the Israeli Government.