Here is the Minister's "answer" to our latest letter. In fact, she does not answer it at all. She writes: It will be a matter for the Council to decide on the signature and provisional application of CETA. We knew that. What we asked her to tell us, … [Read more...]
Attac letter to Minister Mitchell O’Connor on CETA
Dear Mrs. Mitchell O’Connor, We thank you for the answer to our letter of 9 May 2016, which we received from your secretary Mrs. Thérèse Walsh. Our letter explained some of our reservations about CETA and, as a result, asked you to please ask for … [Read more...]
ECJ must rule on the compatibility of ISDS with EU law.
Working Paper Delivered At Conference: ‘International and Comparative Law in the 21st Century: Lessons learned?’ 10th June 2016, Griffith College, South Circular Rd., Dublin 8, Ireland. “European Court of Justice Must Rule on Coherence of ISDS … [Read more...]
12 Parliamentary Questions for the government to answer relating to the imminent Irish and EU Constitution crisis due in July 2016, should the Council of Minsters vote by Qualified Majority Vote to approve the Commission’s proposal to conclude and provisionally apply the CETA and its ISDS.
12 PQ’s for the government to answer relating to the imminent Irish and EU Constitution crisis due in July 2016, should the Council of Minsters vote by QMV to approve the Commission’s proposal to conclude and provisionally apply the CETA and its … [Read more...]
Our concerns regarding CETA’s ratification, letter to Minister Flanagan.
Dear Mr. Flanagan, We, at Attac Ireland, are gravely concerned that CETA, the planned trade and investment agreement between Europe and Canada, could be put in place without national parliaments being consulted about it. Current indications are … [Read more...]
