Brussels 23rd September – EU Trade Ministers agreed today to press on with the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) at the Informal Trade meeting in Bratislava, despite widespread protests and continuing concerns. Once the decision is confirmed...
To: Jean-Luc Demarty, Director-General for Trade CC: Cecilia Malmström, Trade Commissioner Bernd Lange, MEP, International Trade Committee Chair Coordinating Members of the European Parliament International Trade Committee and (Shadow-) Rapporteurs of the...
An important chapter of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) trade negotiations between the EU and US deals with ‘Regulatory Cooperation’. Whilst it may sound dull and harmless it poses and extremely serious threat to national...
Ahead of an expected public consultation on how the European Union should adjucate on international disputes between investments and foreign governments, as part of the implementation of Trade for all – Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy,...
By Zoltán Massay-Kosubek Policy Co-ordinator for Healthy Trade and Health Equity, EPHA Investment protection rules and their potential reform have become a toxic issue in EU trade policy. Can a fundamentally flawed arbitration system be really reformed? Is addressing...