We need to oppose both the EU’s neoliberal free trade policy and Trump’s nationalist approach and advocate for a radically different trade model that puts people and the environment at its center.
Im November 2015 wurden von Deutschland Waren im Wert von 102,2 Milliarden Euro exportiert und Waren im Wert von 81,7 Milliarden Euro importiert. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) anhand vorläufiger Ergebnisse weiter mitteilt, waren damit die deutschen Exporte im November 2015 um 7,7 % und die Importe um 5,3 % höher als im November 2014. Kalender- und saisonbereinigt nahmen die Exporte um 0,4 % und die Importe um 1,6 % gegenüber dem Vormonat Oktober 2015 zu.
The European Union has been caught trying to undermine any meaningful outcome from the UN climate talks in Paris by instructing its representatives to block discussion of two key mechanisms that could help combat the effects of global warming: the introduction of measures to curb the negative environmental impacts of global trade, and the transfer of technology to help poorer countries in their fight against climate change.
A new legal world is emerging around the EU’s trade policy. Scrutiny over the compatibility of trade agreements with human rights is increasing under recent Ombudsman and Court of Justice moves regarding the new trade agreement with Vietnam, and a 2012 agriculture agreement with Morocco.