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Dutch parliament ratifies CETA
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…
The Energy Charter Treaty
EU: Don’t limit Indonesian access to medicine
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…
Pull the plug on the Energy Charter Treaty
Unpacking an empty box? The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment
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…
Webinar 23 June: “Unpacking the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment”
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…
“Super-protections” for corporations
Shell’s legal weapon to threaten a just energy future
Two election debates
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…