Compass World Economy To Go #66.1: 5 points for fair trade with countries of the Global South

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Deforestation of rainforest

The neoliberal credo of Margaret Thatcher ‘There is no alternative’ is wrong. Even in times of escalating trade conflict with the US and China, there are alternatives. What these might look like for trade with countries in the Global South, that's what this podcast is about. On the basis of five points, we want to show in a flash what a different, fair European trade agenda could look like.

The EU's trade agenda in Latin America: A Scrolleypage from PowerShift
‘Stop toxic trade!’ – More than 50 organisations launch campaign against EU-LAC trade agreements: Press release
Highly hazardous pesticides for South America a video by Powershift on the EU-Mercosur agreement
EU-Mercosur agreement in the final sprint: Can the poisonous agreement still be prevented? World economy compass #62

Funded by ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL with funds from the BMZ and LEZ

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EU, Fair trade, Global South, Climate crisis, Mercosur, Destruction of the environment

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