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Calling on First Quantum Minerals to definitely and safely close its Cobre Panama mine
13-Jun-2025 Mining Watch
101 organizations are calling on First Quantum Minerals to close its Cobre Panama mine, drop the international arbitration against Panama, and implement environmental remediation at the mine site.
ECVC Analysis of the impact of EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement on farmers June 2025
13-Jun-2025 European Coordination Via Campesina
Despite promises to listen to farmers and take action to tackle the crises of prices and generational renewal in the farming sector, EU and national government decision makers try to force the closure of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade agreement.
Canada must not implement Ecuador free trade deal, says civil society organizations
11-Jun-2025 CCPA
The Canadian government should not implement the recently-signed free trade agreement with Ecuador because the agreement’s potential to facilitate environmental and human rights abuses.
Making sense of tariffs – A briefing note by La Via Campesina
6-Jun-2025 La Via Campesina
This note compiles various arguments in support of using tariffs and non-tariff barriers to protect small-scale food producers and to promote food sovereignty and economic self-determination.
North American solidarity needed to navigate Trump’s trade wars
3-Jun-2025 Foreign Policy In Focus
An alternative to neoliberal trade policies is urgently needed, not Trump’s gunboat diplomacy and erratic deals.
Digital trade: the new frontline in the fight for our rights
2-Jun-2025 EDRi
The EU is signing digital trade deals that could undermine fundamental rights and block oversight of software systems shaping our lives. From data protection to algorithmic accountability.
JBS profits from EU-Mercosur deal
30-May-2025 Greenpeace
EU-Mercosur trade deal set to boost profits for world’s biggest meat company – at the expense of sustainable food systems.
Future US-Australia trade relations demand a broad, principled response from government
30-May-2025 Australian Institute of International Affairs
Australia should continue to reject bilateral concessions and should work with other countries in our region and elsewhere to support a more transparent and equitable multilateral trade system as an alternative to both US divide and rule tactics, and to flawed neoliberalism.
Don’t trade away farmers’ rights: reject UPOV in EFTA-Malaysia agreement
30-May-2025 Sahabat Alam Malaysia
CSOs in Malaysia write a letter to expresses serious concerns about the potential inclusion of UPOV 1991 in the Malaysia-European Free Trade Association Economic Partnership Agreement (MEEPA), warning that it could undermine Malaysia’s existing plant variety protection law, harm farmers’ rights, and restrict seed sovereignty.
Declaration of the third Continental Assembly of the Platform
28-May-2025 América Latina Mejor sin TLC
After two days of debate, the organisations and networks of the Latin America and the Caribbean Better Without FTAs Platform issued a declaration reaffirming their commitment to the sovereignty and protagonism of the peoples, social and environmental justice.
The false dilemma between protectionism and free trade
27-May-2025 TNI
The tariff policy of Donald Trump’s second term as president of the United States represents a reconfiguration of global trade and poses serious challenges for movements against free trade agreements worldwide.
Dangerous precedent: How an arbitration claim is jeopardising Germany‘s coal phase-out
20-May-2025 Power Shift
A Swiss public company, Azienda Elettrica Ticinese, is demanding compensation in an international arbitration tribunal for Germany‘s coal phase-out.
Democracy sidelined in UK-US trade deal
12-May-2025 Trade Justice Movement
The announcement of the new UK-US trade agreement raises serious concerns about the lack of democratic scrutiny surrounding the deal.
Raw materials and resource-shackling under the EU’s FTA texts
6-May-2025 Third World Network
In the area of energy and raw materials, the EU comes up with regressive and restrictive text proposals for its free trade agreement with India (also Tunisia, Vietnam, Mexico) which are directly contradictory to its own conduct and regulations
UK-India treaty with ‘corporate courts’ shows a government “at odds with the times”, campaigners say
6-May-2025 Global Justice Now
Campaigners warn new deal could pose threats to climate action and medicine prices; claims of hypocrisy after UK withdrew from a similar deal last year.
Timeline: The Development of digital trade agreements
6-May-2025 Digital Trade Alliance
As more sectors of the economy go online, “digital trade” is emerging as a vital area of interest, with many governments implementing specific digital trade agendas.
The climate crisis & the threat of investment agreements
2-May-2025 Ngā Toki Whakarururanga
Aussie mining billionaire sues Australia for A$420 billion... Yes, this could happen in Aotearoa!!!
Why the Kenya/UAE comprehensive economic partnership is bad for Kenya’s health sector
1-May-2025 Citizen Digital
On January 14 this year, President William Ruto and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between their respective countries.
End harmful treaties, says Nalunga
25-Apr-2025 Monitor
Treaties and agreements should facilitate a green and equitable transition by channeling investments into renewable energy, circular economies, and sustainable infrastructure.
International trade crisis: an opportunity to reduce our dependencies rather than create new ones!
16-Apr-2025 European Coordination Via Campesina
To defend agriculture, food and markets in Europe, we must move away from the free trade paradigm and strengthen food sovereignty!