
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) General Assembly calls on the institutions, national governments and local authorities responsible for launching Europe’s recovery from COVID-19 to be guided by values not expediency. As Quakers…
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) General Assembly calls on the institutions, national governments and local authorities responsible for launching Europe’s recovery from COVID-19 to be guided by values not expediency. As Quakers…
EU’s GLOBALE STRATEGI I ugen efter Brexit-afstemningen fremlagde EU-Kommissionens Vicepræsident Federica Moghe-rini sin nye globale strategi for lederne fra de 28 medlemsstater. Dokumentet erstatter det forrige’ EU- Sikkerheds Strategi’ fra 2003. Den nye Globale Strategi afsætter betydelig plads til diplomati og indeholder positive henvisninger til konflikt-forebyggelse. Men Strategien afspej-ler også en stigende tendens i Bruxelles […]
За прошедшие недели пять квакерских организаций из Европы и Соединенных Штатов, включая Квакерский совет по европейским делам (QCEA), предложили правительствам отказаться основывать правила будущей торговли на Партнерстве трансатлантической торговли и инвестирования (TTIP). Многие из наших сторонников опасаются, что Партнерство трансатлантической торговли ставит краткосрочные экономические выгоды выше долговременных факторов обеспечения общечеловеческого благополучия и защиты Земли. Наряду […]
19 May 2016 Five Quaker organisations from Europe and the United States have asked governments to say ‘no’ to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the controversial ‘mega’ trade deal being negotiated between the European Union and the United States. It is the first time that Quaker organisations, working on both sides of the […]
Fem kvækerorganisationer fra Europa og USA har bedt deres regeringer om at sige ’nej’ til det Transatlantiske Handels-og Investerings Partnerskab (TTIP), den omstridte ’mega-han-delsaftale som forhandles mellem Den europæiske Union og USA. Det er første gang, at kvækerorganisationer på begge sider at Atlanten har protesteret imod sådan en handelstraktat. American Friends Service Committee, Friends Committee […]
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently under negotiation between the European Union and the United States poses a serious risk to health legislation on both sides of the Atlantic. In this briefing paper, Emma Woodford takes a health lens to examine the implications of TTIP and other free-trade agreements (FTAs) for health and […]
This briefing paper by Chris Diskin outlines the risks in the curernt EU negotiations with the US on free trade and advocates for the inclusion of a sunset clause: an article in the final text which provides a specific date when the deal would expire and would need to be re-negotiated and re-ratified. Click here […]
Have you heard about TTIP yet? TTIP, or the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, is a Free Trade Agreement currently being negotiated between the European Union (EU) and the United States of America. This vast deal, while having potential benefits, could have serious and long-term consequences for the well-being of European citizens as well as […]
Have you heard about TTIP yet? TTIP, or the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, is a Free Trade Agreement currently being negotiated between the European Union and the United States of America. This vast deal, while having potential benefits, could have serious and long term consequences for the well-being of European citizens as well as […]
Videos of the keynote speeches from the November 2013 QCEA/QPSW – Europe and Economic Justice conference can now be found on QCEA’s website and YouTube. The conference focused on the the causes and consequences of the current European economic crisis, the alternatives to austerity and how Quakers can contribute to the building of a just and […]