Farmer and peasant organisations from Europe and South America unite against the “modernisation” of the EU-Chile Free Trade Agreement
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European Coordination Via Campesina | 18 October 2023
Farmer and peasant organisations from Europe and South America unite against the “modernisation” of the EU-Chile Free Trade Agreement
Since its entry into force in 2003, the EU-Chile free trade agreement has been put together in an undemocratic and opaque manner, turning a blind eye to the harmful consequences that the international free trade regime has on the regulation of world agricultural markets. From our organisations, we robustly condemn the choice to ignore the strong opposition to this FTA, ratified through a systematic violation of democratic decision-making processes, without consulting or allowing the participation of citizens or parliament, and without consulting with indigenous peoples, as required by ILO Convention 169.
The following analysis outlines some of the main reasons why the signatory organisations reject both the modernisation of the EU-Chile agreement and the European Commission’s attempt to propose an interim agreement in order to accelerate the conclusion of this FTA and avoid ratification by the national parliaments of the European countries. Read the full statement below or download the PDF in the side bar.
