Note from Attac Ireland: We are publishing this text with view of the next session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights taking place on the 24 to 28 Oct. by Claudine Gaidoni History Timeline … [Read more...]
Free Trade and Investment, Tax and Human Rights, Part II – Tax
In “The Hidden Wealth of Nations”, Gabriel Zucman writes: “(w)e can no longer continue to liberalize trade while completely ignoring the problems of fiscal dissimulation.” In the World Investment Report 2015, we read: “Ongoing anti-avoidance … [Read more...]
Patricia King, Irish Congress of Trade Unions speech at the International CETA Speaking Tour, November 2015.
On the 9th of November 2015 Attac Ireland was proud to host the Irish leg of Maude Barlow's international speaking tour on CETA. This is the speech given by Patricia King of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions … [Read more...]
The undersigned call on the US, the EU, and Canada to exclude any form of Investor-State-Dispute Settlement from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), from the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and from all other trade and investment agreements.
This week, the US and the EU will resume negotiations on investment protection in TTIP. The European Commission – claiming to have listened to public opinion – produced its proposal for a ‘new’ Investment Court System (ICS) that would allegedly … [Read more...]
Anti Racists claim victory at the GPO in preventing PEGIDA Ireland launch.
The coalition which organised today’s rally against PEGIDA, has hailed it as a great success. Over 2,000 people from all four corners of Ireland braved the cold and rain to create a warm and festive atmosphere at the GPO. People came out to counter … [Read more...]
