EU North-South Policy
 
During the coming years, terre des hommes and WEED will foster the debate on a fundamental reform of the North-South-policy of the European Union in Germany with a series of joined activities. It is the declared aim to counter deregulation and privatization tendencies, as they currently prevail in European North-South policy, with a EU-policy that is oriented along the vision of socially just and ecologically sustainable development. The main emphasis of the cooperation is on the critical examination of EU foreign trade and investment policies towards the countries of the South. In addition to a careful analysis of the new EU-ACP cooperation agreement ("Cotonou Agreement"), our activities focus on the critical observation of current EU negotiations on free trade agreements and the EU policy within the WTO framework as it relates to developing countries. All our activities are undertaken in close cooperation with EUROSTEP, Brussels, and other partner organizations.
 
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20.07.2007 NEW! Global Structural Policy for Africa's Development? Taking a Hard Look at the EU Africa Strategy. Documentation of an international conference, organised by Weed, terre des hommes and the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation
28.06.2007 "Stop unfair trade deals between the EU and ACP countries" - Open letter to the Portugueses premier José Sókrates
31.05.2007 "A summit of empty promises" - Fact sheet on the G8 and Africa
20.05.2007
"War and Occupation in Iraq" - Study by Global Policy Forum, WEED and others on the failures of the US-UK occupation in Iraq
10.05.2007 "Civil Society concerns regarding the Economic Partnership agreements (EPAs) negotiations" - Open letter to German development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul
12.03.2007

International NGO Conference: Prospects for Africa – Europe’s Policies

27.02.2007

David vs. Goliath? Policy Coherence for Development in the new Free Trade Agreements between Africa and the EU

01.02.2007
December 2006 Prospects for Africa – Europe`s Policies: Development Policy Manifesto for the German EU Presidency 2007
   
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