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Friends of the Earth Europe: Otřesná dohoda v Hongkongu: EU a USA tlačí zájmy korporací proti životnímu prostředí a rozvoji
18. prosince 2005 | Friends of the Earth Europe
Although a face saving deal was reached in Hong Kong today, the WTO and the global trade system remain in crisis. Today's agreement contains proposals that will further threaten the global environment and the livelihoods of the world's poorest people.
"The so called gains for developing countries are just little crumbs that will not make up the price millions of farmers, fisherfolks, indigenous people and others in the developing world will have to pay as a result of todays's deal," said Friends of the Earth International chair Meena Raman from Malaysia.
"The deal struck in Hong Kong is a dangerous one. The WTO's agenda driven by the EU, the US and their corporations override people's needs and environmental concerns" Alexandra Wandel, trade campaigner of Friends of the Earth Europe said.
"The HongKong deal is a bad deal for the poor and the environment that has been dressed up to look good. Empty promises on aid have been made to entice countries into potential agreements that could devastate sustainable development and biodiversity in years to come," added Alexandra Wandel.
The EU, US and their allies completely ignored the demands of thousands of farmers and fisher folks protesting outside the conference. Proposals to open markets in farming and natural resource sectors, including forests, fisheries and minerals, will benefit the world's largest corporations, but are likely to have a devastasting impact on millions of the world's poorest people, who rely on access to natural resources for their livelihoods, food and medicine.
The most scandalous decisions taken at this week's meeting by the EU include
- Agreeing to make drastic tariff reductions including in ecologically sensitive sectors, forestry, fisheries and minerals that will threaten the global environment as well as developing countries;
- Committing to the acceleration of negotiations on non tariff barriers that will chill and dismantle vital environmental regulations in the EU as well as elsewhere;
- Reducing flexibility from developing countries who don't want to negotiate away essential services such as water and energy to multinational corporations;
- Failing to guarantee an immediate end to export subsidies and continuing to entrench domestic supports that harm farming in developing countries, while also forcing developing countries to open their markets;
- Rejecting attempts by a number of developing countries to retain rights over their own traditional knowledge and genetic resources.
For more information contact until December 19 in Hong Kong:
Alexandra Wandel, Friends of the Earth Europe Trade Campaign: +852 6125 7644 or email alexandra.wandel@foeeurope.org
Ronnie Hall, Friends of the Earth International Trade Campaign +852 6129 0419 ronnieh@foe.co.uk
For more information: 'tyranny of free trade' exposed in new report, online here: http://www.foei.org/media/2005/1208.html
"The so called gains for developing countries are just little crumbs that will not make up the price millions of farmers, fisherfolks, indigenous people and others in the developing world will have to pay as a result of todays's deal," said Friends of the Earth International chair Meena Raman from Malaysia.
"The deal struck in Hong Kong is a dangerous one. The WTO's agenda driven by the EU, the US and their corporations override people's needs and environmental concerns" Alexandra Wandel, trade campaigner of Friends of the Earth Europe said.
"The HongKong deal is a bad deal for the poor and the environment that has been dressed up to look good. Empty promises on aid have been made to entice countries into potential agreements that could devastate sustainable development and biodiversity in years to come," added Alexandra Wandel.
The EU, US and their allies completely ignored the demands of thousands of farmers and fisher folks protesting outside the conference. Proposals to open markets in farming and natural resource sectors, including forests, fisheries and minerals, will benefit the world's largest corporations, but are likely to have a devastasting impact on millions of the world's poorest people, who rely on access to natural resources for their livelihoods, food and medicine.
The most scandalous decisions taken at this week's meeting by the EU include
- Agreeing to make drastic tariff reductions including in ecologically sensitive sectors, forestry, fisheries and minerals that will threaten the global environment as well as developing countries;
- Committing to the acceleration of negotiations on non tariff barriers that will chill and dismantle vital environmental regulations in the EU as well as elsewhere;
- Reducing flexibility from developing countries who don't want to negotiate away essential services such as water and energy to multinational corporations;
- Failing to guarantee an immediate end to export subsidies and continuing to entrench domestic supports that harm farming in developing countries, while also forcing developing countries to open their markets;
- Rejecting attempts by a number of developing countries to retain rights over their own traditional knowledge and genetic resources.
For more information contact until December 19 in Hong Kong:
Alexandra Wandel, Friends of the Earth Europe Trade Campaign: +852 6125 7644 or email alexandra.wandel@foeeurope.org
Ronnie Hall, Friends of the Earth International Trade Campaign +852 6129 0419 ronnieh@foe.co.uk
For more information: 'tyranny of free trade' exposed in new report, online here: http://www.foei.org/media/2005/1208.html
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