21 June 2021 Campaigners have long-held the position that the EU-Mercosur Agreement fails to protect human rights, critical ecosystems and the climate. Most recently, a new report released by the Irish Centre for Human Rights (ICHR) condemns the environmental degradation and human rights abuses in the controversial agreement. According to Read more…
CETA has been consistently in the news ever since campaigners called to postpone voting on its investors’ protection element back in December 2020. But we wanted to dig deeper on the issue – so a while back we chatted to Independent Senator Alice-Mary Higgins to help us do just that. Read more…
4th July 2017 A unique coalition of farming, business, trade union, civil society and environmental groups have voiced their collective concern about the proposed EU-Canadian trade deal in advance of tomorrow’s state visit by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The groups highlighted Mr Trudeau’s visit as part of a publicity Read more…
January 13th 2017 A coalition of Irish farmers, environmentalists, trade unionists, global justice groups and small business organisations have called on MEPs to oppose the EU Canada trade deal known as CETA. The groups co-signed a letter to members of a European Parliament committee calling for rejection of the deal Read more…
