This week, the Dutch Senate approved CETA, the trade agreement between the European Union and Canada, with a very small majority (40 for; 35 against). This means that the Dutch parliament has ratified the trade…
In this letter, SOMO – together with a group of NGOs – urge the European Commission to drop provisions that protect intellectual property in the economic agreement (CEPA) between Indonesia-EU. They fear that the so…
In the final days of 2020, the European Union and China reached a political agreement on the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). Friends and foes alike were taken by surprise by the sudden rush to…
In the final days of 2020, the EU and China reached a political agreement on a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). Friends and foes alike were taken by surprise by the sudden rush to conclude…
SOMO is co-organising two debates (in Dutch) in the run-up to the Dutch elections on 17 March. Het Grote Buitenlanddebat – 24 February During the “Grote Buitenlanddebat”, candidate MPs will debate the role of the…
