EU Investment Policy
Call for an Alternative Investment Model
Final declaration of the Week of Action against BITs and for an Alternative Investment Regime. Read or download it in English, Spanish or French, and se the lsit of the signatures up to date 6th december 2011. To sign this statement send an email to Cecilia Olivet (TNI)
Week of Action against BITs and for an Alternative Investment Regime
5 - 8 November 2011, Brussels - International investment agreements (IIAs), such as Free Trade Agreements and Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), pose a threat to economic, social, cultural and environmental rights, as well as to democracy and people?s sovereignty. It is time to challenge them back and push for an alternative system that makes investment an engine for sustainable development!
S2B Statement
On Monday 12 September the General Affairs Council approved negotiating mandates for investment protection chapters in free trade agreements with Canada, India and Singapore. European Member States refuse necessary reform, ignore the will of the European Parliament and insist that future EU investment agreements copy their bad practices. Read or download the S2B Statement and the text of the mandates.
Update on our struggle for a Just Eu Investment policy
The online petition "No New Corporate Privileges - Change EU Investment Policy Now!" was signed by 2929 people. Also, the statement "Just EU Investment Policy now!" (available in English - Italian - French - Spanish - Dutch - German) was signed by 114 EU civil society organisations, 3 international networks and 65 non-EU organisations(full list here). Both statement and petition were sent to 736 Members of the European Parliament on 4th April. (...)
S2B Statement after European Parliament resolution on international investments
Statement by the Seattle to Brussels Network 6th April 2011: "European Parliament Resolution on international investment not strong enough to end threat to democratic governance and public interests". Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the future European investment policy. This resolution comes as a response to a Communication by the Commission following the coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty that has added Foreign Direct Investment to the exclusive common commercial policy of the EU (...)
Just EU Investment Policy now!
European civil society calls for a European international investment policy which promotes sustainable development and decent work (English - Italian - French - Spanish - Dutch - German)
To sign on the statement send an e-mail to info(at)s2bnetwork.org writing in the object "Just EU Investment Policy now! - Signature"
Watch the Updated list of the organisations and Networks who signed this statement.
Public interest, social and environmental policies under threat
Change EU investment policy - now is the time! - The European Commission, Council and Parliament are at present discussing the content and directions of the future EU investment policy. Social movements, human rights, development and environmental organisations as well as trade unions must speak out and push for a balanced investment policy that is not merely concerned with investor rights, but holds investors accountable and promotes and protects public interests, human rights and environmental sustainability (read or download the briefing from a series of civil society organisations - English - Spanish - Dutch - German - Italian, French)
S2B Press Release 25th October 2010
S2B Press Release 25th October 2010 - The Council of the European Union (Foreign Affairs) adopts Conclusions on the Communication from the Commission "Towards a comprehensive European international investment policy"
Reclaiming public interest in Europe's international investment policy
Civil society statement on the future of Europe's international investment policy (English, Spanish).
To sign this statement write to info(at)s2bnetwork.org
S2B Press Release 7th July 2010
S2B Press Release 28th, June 2010
