By Barry Finnegan* (Griffith College) Barry Finnegan is a programme director and senior lecturer at the Faculty of Journalism & Media Communications, Griffith College. He is also a researcher with the Irish branch of the international civil … [Read more...]
Polly Jones, Global Justice Now at the International CETA Speaking Tour, Dublin 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc5G9DukVC4 Polly Jones is the Head of Policy and Campaigns at Global Justice Now gives a background to 'free trade' treaties and the motivations for TTIP. Includes explanations of ISDS and the consequences that … [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...]
Resource List of Documents relating to the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, CETA
The CETA agreement could be with us as early as May 13th and is a far more pressing danger than the TTIP even if it is far less well known. The following is a list of documents useful to those of us keen to know its implications, it’s from a mostly … [Read more...]
CETA = TTIP = WATER PRIVATISATION
Negotiations on the EU-Canada free-trade deal (CETA) are finished. CETA will force the privatisation of public services including water(1). Only ‘non-economic’ services such as street lighting will be protected. The text of CETA is now available … [Read more...]