environment
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17-Aug-2019 DW
EU vs. Indonesia: Is it really a trade war?
The European Union has slapped countervailing tariffs on imports of subsidized biodiesel from Indonesia. The southeast Asian country has threatened to retaliate but experts say counter tariffs could be self-destructive.
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17-Aug-2019 ASEAN Today
EU-Vietnam trade deal shows EU will bend human rights standards if the price is right
The new EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (FTA) shows the EU will look past human rights violations to push a trade agenda. But as FTAs with ASEAN states don’t offer the EU the same economic benefits, it’s unlikely the bloc will pen more in the near future.
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12-Aug-2019 The Hill
A Trump-Bolsonaro free-trade agreement is an apocalyptically bad idea
A possible free trade agreement between the United States and Brazil will have considerable environmental, climate and human rights risks.
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29-Jul-2019 The Guardian
This hard-Brexit cabinet could spell disaster for British farmers
Theresa Villiers’ arrival at Defra is a sign the UK is on course to open its borders to the worst horrors of industrial farming
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26-Jul-2019 El Salto
UE-Mercosur: cheque en blanco para violar derechos humanos y devastar el planeta
El acuerdo comercial entre la Unión Europea y los países del Mercosur está recibiendo muchas críticas por blanquear a la ultraderecha brasileña o por las consecuencias devastadoras del comercio entre ambas regiones para las personas y el clima.
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26-Jul-2019 Investig’Action
Le traité UE-Mercosur, un chèque en blanc pour violer les droits de l’homme et dévaster la planète
L’accord commercial entre l’Union européenne et les pays du Mercosur est critiqué pour avoir blanchi l’extrême droite brésilienne ou pour les conséquences dévastatrices du commerce entre les deux régions sur les populations et le climat.
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16-Jul-2019 Le Monde
Tout comprendre à l’accord de libre-échange entre l’UE et le Mercosur
Agriculteurs et les écologistes ne sont pas les seuls à s’inquiéter du « deal » commercial tout juste signé par l’Union européenne, mais pas encore validé.
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10-Jul-2019 Le Vif
Malgré l’urgence, l’Europe préfère l’accord commercial UE-Mercosur à l’accord climatique de Paris
L’accord UE-Mercosur ou le nouveau monstre créé par les logiques de libre-échange telles que nous n’en voulons pas.
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10-Jul-2019 Friends of the Earth International
Les multinationales ont ‘récupéré la justice’
Le Partenariat économique régional global saperait les protections écologiques en Asie.
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9-Jul-2019 The Ecologist
Corporations have ’hijacked justice’
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade deal would undermine environmental protections in Asia.
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3-Jul-2019 Reporterre
Ceta, Mercosur : les accords de libre-échange donnent le pouvoir aux multinationales
Colère générale du côté des associations environnementales qui s’élèvent, plus globalement, contre ces traités de libre-échange désastreux pour l’écologie et le social.
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25-Jun-2019 Basta !
Malgré la destruction de l’Amazonie, les dirigeants européens négocient un traité commercial avec le Brésil
Les discussions entre l’Union européenne et les pays du Mercosur (Brésil, Argentine, Uruguay, Paraguay), ouvertes il y a 20 ans, pourraient aboutir cette semaine à un vaste accord de libre-échange. Mais plus de 340 organisations appellent les présidents des institutions européennes, en amont de la réunion des ministres des affaires étrangères, à interrompre immédiatement ces négociations commerciales.
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19-Jun-2019 Economics of Happiness
Connecting the dots: Insane trade and climate chaos
The connection between global trade and the climate crisis is clear. Much of global trade is unnecessary and wasteful - and yet, somehow, it continues to be profitable.
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28-May-2019 Arc2020
Part 1 EU-Mercosur trade deal | the Bolsonaro era
Unrestricted import of Argentinian beef or Brazilian soya could prove to be not only a major environmental risk, but also politically risky in poor, rural areas of Poland or East Germany.
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22-May-2019 Politis
Réponse massive de la société civile internationale à la Journée mondiale d’action #AntiChevron
Plus de 260 organisations, réseaux, syndicats et mouvements sociaux au niveau mondial, représentant plus de 280 millions de personnes, se sont mobilisés pour dénoncer l’impunité de Chevron en Équateur.
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22-May-2019 Tele Sur
Global anti-Chevron day objects corporate crimes and impunity
Thousands of demonstrators across all five continents have joined the International Anti-Chevron day to peacefully protest and display global crimes committed by the transnational company against human rights and the environment.
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12-May-2019 Euractiv
Malaysian minister: ‘Palm oil is a deal-braker for EU-ASEAN trade relations’
Malaysian minister warned that Malaysia would adopt retaliatory measures to penalise European products if the ban goes ahead as planned. Furthermore, the ASEAN will not sign a partnership agreement with the EU unless palm oil is allowed again.
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10-May-2019 Mongabay
Pressure mounts on EU to curb Brazilian deforestation, human rights abuses
A new report by more than 20 NGOs is calling on the EU to include provisions in trade agreements now under negotiation, such as the EU/MERCOSOR agreement, that would fully protect forests and indigenous rights.
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2-May-2019 Mining Watch
New report exposes mining companies suing Latin American countries where communities defend land and environment
We analyzed 38 multi-million dollar claims brought by the mining industry using ISDS and other investment protection laws; in over half, communities are fighting to protect Indigenous territory, water, and more.
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26-Apr-2019 Science
Make EU trade with Brazil sustainable
Brazil, home to one of the planet’s last great forests, is currently in trade negotiations with its second largest trading partner, the European Union (EU). We urge the EU to seize this critical opportunity to ensure that Brazil protects human rights and the environment.
