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20 December 2024

The Mercosur trade deal risks derailing the EU's plan to protect the world's forests

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6 July 2021

EU must withdraw from Energy Charter Treaty

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11 June 2021

What’s going on with the EU-Mercosur agreement?

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10 May 2021

How will the EU’s new due diligence laws help tackle its global environmental footprint?

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17 February 2021

EU trade policy: time to live up to the European Green Deal

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15 October 2020

How trade policy can support good environmental practice

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10 July 2020

Inquiry opened over EU failure to consider environmental and social impacts of South American trade deal

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16 June 2020

We take action against the EU for failing to consider environmental and social impacts of South American trade deal

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24 April 2020

Energy Charter Treaty Reform – a missed opportunity to support the EU’s climate action and the clean energy transition

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3 April 2020

The Court of Justice of the EU continues to exclude EU citizens from EU external relations

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17 May 2019

Investor-state dispute settlement must go to protect our environment

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3 May 2019

EU top Court misses opportunity to protect democracy in EU-Canada trade ruling
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