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Dear correspondents,
This panel debate (13:30-15:30) will explore how investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms (ISDS) within investment and trade agreements can have a potentially harmful impact on access to medicines and tobacco control measures. The panel debate will also cover how to ensure that European Union trade and investment policies pursued in current and future free trade agreements do not undermine legitimate public health measures in negotiating partner countries. ISDS cases have shown that a government’s ability to make and maintain strong laws to protect public health and the environment is under threat. ISDS clauses in free trade and investment agreements have resulted in measures protecting the public interest being challenged in secretive, offshore tribunals where national laws have no weight and politicians have no powers to intervene. Among the record-breaking 514 cases corporations have brought against sovereign governments by the end of 2012, notable examples include the international tobacco giant Philip Morris suing the governments of Uruguay and Australia for introducing plain cigarette packaging. This debate is especially relevant in light of current negotiations between the EU and the US, Thailand and India, as well as the recently agreed FTA with Canada, the first ever EU FTA to include an investment chapter. This event is hosted by Linda McAvan (S&D) and Carl Schlyter (Greens) Organised in cooperation with: Seattle to Brussels Network (S2B), MSF Access Campaign, European Public Health Alliance Please use the following link to register: http://my.epha.org/civicrm/event/info?id=178&reset=1
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New Constitution for Tunisia – Motor for Democracy and Employment? A Role Model for the Arab World? What are the implications for the European Transformation Partnership?
War, conflict, and crisis define our picture of the Arabellion.
The Transatlatic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently being developed by the EU and the US is projected to give a major boost to jobs and growth in the economies of the two regions.
The outcome of the 2014 European Elections opens up new scenarios for Europe’s main political and institutional actors. It is time to look ahead to the challenges in the political reform of the policy areas of economy, civil rights, social Europe, energy, enlargement and external action.
This preparatory event, organized by IUCN European Union Representative office, aims to engage EU policymakers and stakeholders regarding the EU contribution to and the expected outcomes of the IUCN World Parks Congress, which is to be held in Sydney in November 2014.
The Case for Investing in Europe
on Wednesday 24 June 2015 from 14:00 to 18:30
Brussels 08/01/2016
HOW CAN EUROPE LEAD ON FINDING A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR SYRIA?
A DISCUSSION WITH SYRIAN CIVIL SOCIETY