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In order to bypass criticism by some EU governments and parliaments, the European Commission wants to change the voting process for upcoming trade agreements with Mexico, Chile and the Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina,...
24/11/2022
Today, the European Commission released a proposal for improving the implementation and enforcement of environmental and labour provisions in the European Union’s (EU) Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). For the first time, the...
22/06/2022
The EU’s climate and human rights ambitions have long been thwarted by its free trade policies. The Commission is now showing signs of rectifying this, but it has some way to go say eight leading NGOs.
25/04/2022
As a powerful trade player, and one that has developed strong and cooperative relationships with its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners, the EU is well placed to use its market power to improve the implementation and enforcement...
29/03/2022
A US-Vietnam agreement underscores FLEGT’s broad impact
09/11/2021
There are parallels with the problematic Mercosur-EU trade agreement as Indonesian NGOs reveal the lack of an impact assessment and concerns about human rights impacts.
13/10/2021
Civil society’s fears that human rights and the environment would lose out now appear well founded.
16/09/2021
Jair Bolsonaro is finally facing global opposition to the destruction he has wrought, so why is the EU still considering signing the Mercosur trade deal?
14/07/2021
Trade ministers cannot see eye to eye when the EU-Mercosur agreement is in the picture
10/06/2021
With significant adjustments, EU trade deals now being negotiated could help tackle climate change.
04/05/2021