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After South Africa, Indonesia takes a brave decision to terminate its BIT with the Netherlands
26-Mar-2014 IGJ
Last week, the Indonesian government announced that it will terminate its Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with the Netherlands, joining the growing number of countries concerned about the excessive corporate rights enshrined in investment agreements.
S2B statement and Burmese CSO letter against EU-Myanmar Investment Treaty
25-Mar-2014 Seattle to Brussels Network
A letter by over 70 Burmese CSOs plus a statement by the Seattle to Brussels Network on the EU-Myanmar bilateral investment treaty negotiations.
Taiwan’s sunflower protests explained
25-Mar-2014 Geopolitical Monitor
This initial act of civil disobedience has blossomed into a wider political movement.
Petition to President of Taiwan
24-Mar-2014 Change.org
An unjust and undemocratic agreement between Taiwan and China is now in progress. This agreement will significantly threaten Taiwan’s economy, political and economic autonomy, democracy and people’s right.
Hundreds of students occupy Taiwan’s Legislature to protest China pact
20-Mar-2014 CNN
Hundreds of students remained barricaded in Taiwan’s Legislature early Wednesday in protest of the ruling party’s push for a trade pact with China, which demonstrators claim will hurt the island.
Citizens turn up the volume on troubled TTIP negotiations
20-Mar-2014 CEO
On the morning of Thursday 13th March, hundreds of people gathered outside De Gucht’s office – DG Trade in Brussels – with a clear message: STOP TTIP!
Taiwan Parliament occupied by protesters for 1st time in history
19-Mar-2014 CNN
Protesters and civic groups have stormed into the Taiwanese Parliament after hearing the ruling KMT ram through the agreement on free trade in services with China.
Opposition to EU-US trade deal growing as negotiations start in Brussels
12-Mar-2014 WDM
British trade unions and campaign groups have written to Vince Cable calling for a halt to negotiations on the EU-US trade deal, as talks began in Brussels.
Brussels 13 Mar 2014 - Rally against TTIP negociations - Join us!
11-Mar-2014 Alliance D19-20
Rally in front of DG Trade, Brussels, against TTIP negociations: Thursday March 13 2014, 10AM. The event is organised by D19/20, Alter Summit, Blockupy Europe*, S2B Network and Attac TTIP.
Companies must not get more rights than people in EU-US trade deal
10-Mar-2014 FOEE
A new round of talks between the EU and US on a transatlantic trade agreement opens today in Brussels amid growing public concern and opposition.
EU-secretdeals.info - new website reveals texts from Europe’s US and Canadian trade negotiations (TTIP, CETA)
7-Mar-2014 Power Shift et al.
A new website was launched today dedicated to enlarging the public debate on the EU’s controversial policies for investment protections and investor-to-state dispute settlement systems (ISDS) in the EU-US and EU-Canada trade negotiations.
Sign the petition to candidates running in the 2014 European elections: Stop the TTIP and CETA!
6-Mar-2014 TTIP unfairhandelbar
A sign-on message for candidates running in the 2014 European Parliament elections launched by the German anti-TTIP coalition. Please join!
New report: No fracking way How the EU-US trade deal risks expanding fracking in Europe and the US
6-Mar-2014 FOEE
A trade deal between the EU and the US risks opening the backdoor for the expansion of fracking in Europe and the US, reveals a new report released today.
TTIP: A charter for deregulation, an attack on jobs, an end to democracy.
5-Mar-2014 Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
This new booklet, written by John Hilary, Executive Director of War on Want, explains in short what TTIP is and how it will affect the lives of all of us if it comes into force.
AFL-CIO, more than 40 other organizations call for public consultations on investor rights in trade deals
3-Mar-2014 AFL-CIO
Millions of Americans are hoping the US government will immediately initiate open and fruitful discussions on ISDS.
Rough trade: the new corporate power grab
1-Mar-2014 Red Pepper
Trade and investment agreements currently being negotiated will mean the biggest corporate power grab in a decade. We need a new global movement to confront them, writes Nick Dearden
Trade chief misleads on GM foods
18-Feb-2014 EU Observer
Who is really in charge of the European Union’s food safety policies? Over the past few weeks, two EU commissioners have been sounding markedly different notes about genetically modified (GM) crops.
Night anti-TPPA protest for M’sians in the dark
14-Feb-2014 Free Malaysia Today
Candles were lit and banners were hung in front of the International Trade and Industry Ministry last night as a form of protest against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
What is TTIP?
13-Feb-2014 YouTube
The US and Europe are currently negotiating TTIP, with little media scrutiny and without public participation.
Public forum on anti-people “trade” deal
13-Feb-2014 CPA
As the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement hurtles towards an indecently fast and secret finalisation between the states of 12 countries and a number of large transnational corporations, concerned citizens around the globe have been organising a resistance to this anti-democratic and anti-people “free trade” agreement.