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Debating Europe Series

Debating Europe Series
February 2010

Debating Europe', is a debate series organised in Brussels by the Transnational Institute with policy makers, MEPs and representatives of civil society.

Debating Europe: WTO Doha Round and EPAs in an era of crisis: salvation or suicide for ACP countries? (Video)
December 2009
Dot Keet
 Ignacio Iruarrizaga Díez

The international free trade and investment policies and the related WTO agreements played a major role in undermining so many developing countries' economies. The proponents of tese policies, including the EU, are now urging the govenrments of the world to end their resistance to such policies...

Debating Europe: The EU – ASEAN Free Trade Agreement: Region-to-region versus the bilateral approach (Video)
May 2009
TNI
 Charles Santiago, Helmut Markov, Ignacio Garcia Bercero
"ASEAN should build a different kind of regionalism and not sign bilateral Free Trade Agreements with the EU", says Malaysian MP Mr. Charles Santiago in Brussels in a debate with Mr. Bercero, chief negotiator for the EU in the EU-Korea FTA and Mr.
Debating Europe: The Global Economic Crisis and EU Responses – Beyond the G20 (Video)
March 2009
Walden Bello
 Gert Jan Koopman
Video of the debate on the G20 between Walden Bello and the EU commission oficial Gert Jan Koopman.
Debating Europe: The Global Crisis, solutions, and implications for EU Trade Policy (video)
February 2009
Myriam vander Stichele
Susan George
Talk of the dangers of trade protectionism is used by European politicians to obscure the need for protection from transnational corporations whose control of European trade policy continues to cause negative social and environment impacts. Susan George and Myriam Vander Stichele debate MEP...
Debating Europe: Progressive perspectives on solving the global economic crisis: a challenge to the upcoming EU Summit (Video)
December 2008
Fiona Dove
 Francois Houtart, Sven Giegold, Sue Branford

Civil society has developed serious alternatives and proposals for radical reforms that should be considered in this crucial debate.

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