Trade and investment policy,Publication,Raw materials policy

Travel guide: Globally just green transformation? The Role of Trade Agreements in European Raw Materials Security

In order to switch energy supply, transport and industry to propulsion and the supply of renewable energies, and thus advance the green transformation envisaged in the European Green Deal, the EU needs many [...]
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Travel guide: Unsafe work, job loss and poverty – the impact of the EU-Mercosur agreement on women

Unsafe work, job loss and poverty – women in particular are negatively affected by the impact of neoliberal trade agreements. The agreement between the EU and the four South American countries of Mercosur is [...]
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Consequences of the EU withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty

The EU Commission recommends the withdrawal of the EU from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The question arises: What will happen to the EU member states that remain in the Energy Charter Treaty? We have a [...]
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Opinion on ‘Splitting’ in the EU-Mercosur Agreement

The European Commission is currently considering options regarding the "legal basis" of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement. On the table is a procedural trick to counter the resistance of a number of EU member states and their parliaments.
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CETA advice: Group lawsuits against energy transition still possible

In its trade policy agenda, the German government agreed at the end of June to ratify the EU trade agreement with Canada (CETA) as soon as possible – on one condition: An interpretation should be given before [...]
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