Αναγνωρισμένου κύρους οργανώσεις καλούν τα μέλη του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου να μη συναινέσουν στην ψήφιση της προσωρινής εφαρμογής της CETA, την Τετάρτη 15 Φεβρουαρίου | Green10, EPSU, EDRI, EPHA, CIEL, Eurogroup for Animals, Fair Economy Alliance

Μεγάλες και αναγνωρισμένου κύρους Περιβαλλοντικές, Συνδικαλιστικές και άλλες οργανώσεις της Κοινωνίας των Πολιτών καλούν τα μέλη του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου να μη συναινέσουν στην ψήφιση της προσωρινής εφαρμογής της CETA, την Τετάρτη 15 Φεβρουαρίου.  Οι οργανώσεις είναι:

Green10 (Δίκτυο 10 Ευρωπαϊκών Περιβαλλοντικών Οργανώσεων):

Transport & Environment (T&E), Greenpeace EU, Friends of the Earth - Europe (FoEE), Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Bankwatch Network (CEE), European Environmental Bureau (EEB), BirdLife Europe, Naturefriends International (συμμετέχει το Ελληνικό Δίκτυο ΦΙΛΟΙ της ΦΥΣΗΣ/ Naturefriends Greece), Climate Action Network Europe (CAN-E), World Wide Fund for Nature Europe (WWF).

European Public Services Union (EPSU), ClientEarth, European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), European Digital Rights (EDRi), Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Eurogroup for Animals, Fair Economy Alliance.

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Η επιστολή/ The letter ΕΔΩ 

 

Dear Members of the European Parliament,
On Wednesday 15 February, you will be voting on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA). We, the undersigned civil society organisations, ask you not to consent to the agreement.

We believe that in the current political situation, with the rise of isolationist voices across the globe exploiting discontent about the current model of globalisation, the EU should defend openness and continue to cooperate internationally. However, a trade deal like CETA does not serve this purpose. As it stands, CETA is not in the interest of European or Canadian citizens.

The vote marks the end of a long process at European level. Negotiations with the Harper administration were concluded in 2014. While a number of changes have been made to the agreement, none of them address the fundamental flaws that civil society organisations have highlighted. As our concerns persist, we do not believe that CETA will benefit people and the planet. We therefore ask you not to consent to CETA in its current form; to take the concerns of citizens seriously; and to work towards building a fair and sustainable trade regime.

We would welcome the opportunity to work with you on a fair and sustainable trade agenda in the future. We gladly remain at your disposal should you have any questions. 

Sincerely,

Τριάντα ακτιβιστές της Greenpeace "μπλόκαραν" τις εισόδους του κτιρίου στις Βρυξέλλες | Καθυστέρησαν οι συνομιλίες του 12ου γύρου για την TTIP

Τη Δευτέρα 22/2/2016 είχε προγραμματιστεί [ΕΔΩ] η έναρξη των συζητήσεων του 12ου γύρου για την ΤΤIP. Πριν την έναρξη τριάντα ακτιβιστές της Green Peace από επτά χώρες μπλόκαραν την είσοδο του κτηρίου και καθυστέρησαν την είσοδο των εκπροσώπων της Ε.Ε. και ΗΠΑ για την TTIP. [περισσότερα ΕΔΩ ΕΔΩ]

Green 10 position on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership/TTIP

Green 10 position on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership/TTIP

The limited information emerging from the ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations reveals the risk that this transatlantic project will reverse recent environmental and social achievements in Europe, and make future environmental and social progress more difficult on both sides of the North Atlantic.

The Green 10 consider that:

1. TTIP must not contain any investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions. There should also be no Regulatory Cooperation Council and no deeper regulatory cooperation in areas where environmental policy could be weakened and made secondary to trade policies.
2. The European Commission must provide a comprehensive analysis of all costs, benefits, and other impacts, undertaken by an independent third party, clarifying the uncertain economic and employment gains
3. The Commission also needs to provide a concise environmental and sustainability impact assessment that quantifies the environmental impact of increased trade between Europe and the U.S and takes account of the impact of TTIP on environment-related standard-setting processes.
4. In order to seriously consider these impact assessments, a pause in negotiations would be necessary in order to take stock and, in the light of the assessments and public consultations, consider whether continuation of the negotiations is justified.
5. As this trade agreement goes beyond tariff and quota dismantling and challenges existing and future democratic regulations, the trade agreement must be discussed in total transparency with public access to all negotiating texts, for a fully transparent and informed public debate

The Green 10 furthermore insist that any EU-US trade agreement adheres to the following principles to ensure the protection of human health and the environment:

1. support to the highest environmental and health standards, for example mandatory labelling of ingredients and production methods;
2. application of the precautionary principle to protect health and the environment, and to stimulate innovation towards clean and resource efficient production;
3. full parliamentary approvals in Europe of the agreement and any subsequent amendment

Should the final TTIP agreement fail on these points, the Green 10 will urge the European Parliament and Member States to reject the agreement.