In a letter sent on Friday 30 August to the MEPs on the Committee on International Trade, the European trade justice coalition, which brings together some fifty organisations across Europe, calls for a fairer and more sustainable trade policy.
The authors of the letter put forward ten recommendations to co-legislators for the legislative cycle that has just begun. Compliance with climate objectives in trade policy, decent incomes for farmers, effective protection of human rights in free trade agreements and technology transfer are among the priorities identified.
The signatory organisations propose, for example, to abandon the ban on giving preference to local content requirements in public procurements, with a view to supporting the economic development of certain third countries and promoting a greener model.
They are also asking MEPs to look into the issue of exports of substances banned in the EU.
In addition, the procedures for negotiating and ratifying trade agreements should be more transparent and democratic, according to the coalition of organisations.
See the content of the letter sent to MEPs: https://aeur.eu/f/d98 (Original version in French by Léa Marchal)