{"id":99734,"date":"2026-09-24T11:46:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/?post_type=beitrag_medien&#038;p=99734"},"modified":"2026-09-24T11:55:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:55:27","slug":"globaler-sueden-kritisiert-freihandel","status":"publish","type":"beitrag_medien","link":"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/media\/globaler-sueden-kritisiert-freihandel\/","title":{"rendered":"Free trade for whom? Why the Global South Criticizes European Trade Agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Free trade with the EU? Experts from the Global South criticise European trade agreements<\/h2>\n<p>The EU has concluded trade agreements with almost 80 countries, but criticism comes from voices from the Global South. When Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talks about it, these agreements sound like an absolute win-win situation. In their view, both sides benefit equally from lower tariffs, better market access for companies, jobs and lower consumer prices.<\/p>\n<p>But is that true? We asked experts from African, Latin American and Asian countries. With Bettina M\u00fcller, Trade Policy Officer at PowerShift, journalist Nora Noll looks at perspectives from the Global South \u2013 and how they envisage a just trade policy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><script class=\"podigee-podcast-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.podigee-cdn.net\/podcast-player\/javascripts\/podigee-podcast-player.js\" data-configuration=\"https:\/\/podcastdb74f9.podigee.io\/78-freihandel-globaler-suden-europaische-handelsabkommen\/embed?context=external\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Show notes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free trade: Green, fair and in partnership? \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/freihandel-gruen-gerecht-und-partnerschaftlich\/\">PowerShift Online Course<\/a> Latin American Perspectives on Free Trade<\/li>\n<li>Facts and background on the EU-Mercosur agreement: <a href=\"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/eu-mercosur-abkommen-ante-portas\/\">Paper by PowerShift<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Voices from the Global South on EU trade policy: <a href=\"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/globaler-sueden-und-eu-handelspolitik\/\">Profile collection of PowerShift<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/media\/gruen-gewaschen-und-ungerecht-die-handelsagenda-der-eu-in-lateinamerika\/\">World economy compass #66<\/a>: Green and fair? The EU's trade agenda in Latin America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Compass World Economy is also available as a video podcast! You can find it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/studio.youtube.com\/video\/EG5ZsOvbklo\/edit\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/EG5ZsOvbklo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"2958\" data-end=\"3115\">We look forward to your feedback on our work: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc2KlI7nhzn-zxJXuWurWygsKcmW6o9cGjOYUutn8m-c6PvLg\/viewform\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3016\" data-end=\"3115\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc2KlI7nhzn-zxJXuWurWygsKcmW6o9cGjOYUutn8m-c6PvLg\/viewform<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":99735,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[368],"tags":[510,9,211,218,509,429,10,511,512,508],"thema":[15],"coauthors":[123],"class_list":["post-99734","beitrag_medien","type-beitrag_medien","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","tag-ausbeutung","tag-eu","tag-eu-mercosur","tag-freihandel","tag-globale-ungerechtigkeit","tag-globaler-sueden","tag-handelsabkommen","tag-neokolonialismus","tag-welthandel","tag-weltwirtschaft","thema-handelspolitik","entry","has-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/beitrag_medien\/99734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/beitrag_medien"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/beitrag_medien"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99734"},{"taxonomy":"thema","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thema?post=99734"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=99734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}