Topic 3: The European Union and its Relations
to the World Regions
The European Union and its relations to the world’s regions. Critique of the imperialistic positions of the EU, of trade agreements, and of the privatisation of public and community services; Cooperation with partner regions.
Publications:
Socio-ecological transformation. Journal für Entwicklungspolitik, forthcoming
Association Agreements Europe-Latin America: Privileged partnerships or Free Trade Agreements? (Spanish, 2010)
Conferences, Seminars and Lectures:
Socio-ecological transformation in Europe and Latin America, Seminar, Vienna, July 2012
The EuroLat Parliamentary Assembly and Raw Materials Trade between the European Union and Latin America, Lunch debate, Brussels, 22 Nov. 2011
Environmental Legislation and Land Tenure in Guatemala, Public event, Brussels, 18 October 2011
Association Agreement Europe-Central America: They call it "Association" - we call it neocolonialism, Public event in Brussels, May 2010
Enlazando Alternativas and People's Permanent Tribunal, Meeting in Brussels, Nov. 2009
From Lima to Madrid: Fighting for Justice in EU-Latin American Economic Relations, Hearing in the European Parliament, Brussels, Nov. 2009
Negotiations of Free Trade Agreements in the EU-Central American Partnerschip Agreement: The Example of El Salvador, Seminar in Brussels, Nov. 2009
Books
A post-capitalist paradigm: The Common Good of Humanity
Ed. François Houtart and Birgit Daiber, 2012 (English, Spanish)
more ►Political Calendar
20 - 22 June 2012 | Rio de Janeiro
Cumbre de los Pueblos Rio+20
more ►20 June 2012 | Brussels
Rio+20 - Global Day of Action
26 - 27 June 2012 | Brussels
Setting the Agenda: launching the Alternative Trade Mandate Campaign
more ►05 - 15 July 2012 | Mediterranean
Boats4People
more ►13 - 22 July 2012 | Cologne
No Border Camp Cologne
more ►22 - 24 November 2012 | Berlin
