CETA

Emmanuel Macron

Macron: AACC at the forceps

Despite the environmental and health risks and the overpowering power given to the lobbies, Macron wants to speed up the ratification of the AACC. Indeed, the President of the Republic has called for the fastest possible ratification of this trade treaty between Canada and the European Union. After two years of

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global commerce

Do international trade agreements threaten our democratic choices?

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The European Union is increasing the number of bilateral free trade agreements, in all opacity. This is the analysis and point of view of the foodwatch association, which defends the rights of consumer citizens to greater transparency in the food sector and access to healthy food. A few days before the European elections, the organisation

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economy

The AACC, incompatible with the French Constitution?

The AACC agreement, which is about to be voted by the European Parliament on 15 February, infringes the French Constitution, according to an analysis by the NGO foodwatch. The recent additions of texts in the annex, notably following requests from Wallonia, do not change this. This is confirmed by a new

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TAFTA

Is the TAFTA really dead and buried?

The TAFTA, this vast draft trade treaty between the European Union and the United States would be dead. Last Sunday, German Economics Minister and Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel noted the failure of the negotiations. This intervention came after the French, through Prime Minister Manuel Valls, had announced that they would not negotiate with the US.

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