It is important that we red-green dare to tell about all the good things our red-green government is doing with the little power it has today. It has increased the social insurance fund so that it is a little easier to live on. It has removed the automatic deadlock in health insurance. It has stopped the tax cuts and even raised some taxes….
Category: Secrecy
The EU is trying to go around national parliaments to get TTIP through
TTIP is the so-called free trade agreement between the EU and the US which specifically wants foreign investors in private courts with special rules to be able to sue the agreement countries whose decisions may lead to reduced opportunities for increased profit for said foreign investors. This really threatens the possibility of strengthening welfare, environmental and consumer rights. There are an awful lot of…
Demonstrate against TTIP
The transatlantic trade agreement TTIP allows companies to sue states. Companies can go to court if a country faces laws that risk reducing their profits. The planned agreement thus threatens our environment, our democracy and our economy. Demonstrate against TTIP: Saturday, April 18, at 12.30-13.30 Gustaf Adolfs torg, Gothenburg Read more...
The trade agreement that threatens democracy enters a new negotiation phase in the EU
IF TTIP is adopted, it could force the EU to accept US genetically modified agricultural products. However, the threat of this has decreased somewhat. But it is intended that an investment protection should be introduced for foreign companies. If a company with investments feels its profits are threatened by the decisions of a country it has invested in, the company should be able to sue that country in a…