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Travel guide: EU Mercosur: Ahead of the (climate) crisis

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Travel guide: EU Mercosur: Ahead of the (climate) crisis

From Bettina Müller / 29.10.2020 Comments Disabled

The travel guide "EU-Mercosur: Forward into the (climate) crisis" leads to the most popular destinations of European products, destroying industries in Mercosur and further heating the climate. Come with us on [...]

Open letter on the EU-Mercosur agreement

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Open letter on the EU-Mercosur agreement

From Bettina Müller / 30.06.2020 Comments Disabled

Shortly before the start of the EU Council Presidency and on the anniversary of the political agreement of the EU-Mercosur Agreement, 60 organisations of the German and 265 civil society organisations from the [...]

Integrating environmental and climate protection into trade agreements

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Integrating environmental and climate protection into trade agreements

From Fabian Flues / 11.05.2020 Comments Disabled

How trade agreements contribute to a more sustainable global economy could in many cases jeopardise ambitious environmental and climate protection. But that doesn't have to be the case. A variety of proposals exist, such as trade agreements...

Analysis of the Agreement between the European Union and Mercosur

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Analysis of the Agreement between the European Union and Mercosur

From Dr. Luciana Ghiotto and Dr. Javier Echaide / 16.01.2020 Comments Disabled

On 28. In June 2019, after 20 years of negotiations, the European Union and the Mercosur countries of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay [...]

EU Mercosur: Attack on climate protection and human rights

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EU Mercosur: Attack on climate protection and human rights

From Thomas Fritz / 23.09.2019 Comments Disabled

The consequences of the EU Association Agreement with Mercosur for people and the environment at the end of June, the negotiators of the EU and Mercosur announced a political agreement that will mark the imminent end of the [...]

New chapters on raw materials in EU trade agreements – a stocktaking exercise

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New chapters on raw materials in EU trade agreements – a stocktaking exercise

From Merle Groneweg / 04.07.2019 Comments Disabled

Impact on the environment, human rights and economic development With new chapters on raw materials and energy, the EU Commission wants to ensure the best possible access to these important imported goods for European companies. In the meantime...

Ruthless exploitation in the raw materials sector

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Ruthless exploitation in the raw materials sector

From Michael Reckordt / 25.10.2017 Comments Disabled

How corporations are using the investment court system to enforce their interests On 14 October 2016, the Australian–Canadian mining business OceanaGold lost a USD 250 million lawsuit for compensation against [...]

Overexploitation in the raw materials sector

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Overexploitation in the raw materials sector

From editorial / 25.10.2017 Comments Disabled

How corporations enforce their interests with investor lawsuits In the newly published factsheet: "Predation in the raw materials sector - how corporations enforce their interests with investor lawsuits" is all about investors suing states. [...]