{"id":4003,"date":"2017-03-13T14:47:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T19:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itn.mattrock.ca\/?p=4003"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:27:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:27:36","slug":"following-criticisms-of-ceta-academics-propose-reforms-in-eu-trade-and-investment-policy-and-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2017\/03\/13\/following-criticisms-of-ceta-academics-propose-reforms-in-eu-trade-and-investment-policy-and-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"Following criticisms of CETA, academics propose reforms in EU trade and investment policy and negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On December 5, 2016, the Belgian region of Wallonia published the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/declarationdenamur.eu\/en\/index.php\/namur-declaration\/\">Namur Declaration<\/a>, proposing to change <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips117'>EU<\/span> trade policy and negotiations. The document was initially signed by 40 academics from several countries, including Paul Magnette, Minister-President of Wallonia. The region made the news in October 2016, when its parliament\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/ceta-signed-canada-and-european-union-to-work-expeditiously-on-creating-a-multilateral-investment-court\/\">temporarily blocked the approval of <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips41'>CETA<\/span><\/a>\u00a0by the Belgian federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Based on public concerns expressed in the context of CETA negotiations, the declaration makes proposals under three principles: (1) respect for democratic procedures, (2) compliance with socio-economic, sanitary and environmental legislation, and (3) guarantee of public interests in the dispute resolution mechanism.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the Namur Declaration, over 60 European academics praised the European Union\u2019s \u201cunique decision-making process ensuring democratic legitimacy at multiple levels (going beyond any other country)\u201d and denounced the threat of \u201cattempts to renationalize EU policies.\u201d They issued the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.trading-together-declaration.org\/\">Trading Together Declaration<\/a>, developing five proposals to make the European Union more democratic.<\/p>\n<p>Among the five proposals are increased transparency of all EU institutions on the objectives they pursue in international trade policy, as well as access of \u201call private stakeholders (not just foreign investors)\u201d to mechanisms to ensure states\u2019 compliance with international agreements, \u201cincluding obligations on sustainability, environmental, social and health protection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2017\/03\/13\/news-in-brief-26\/\"><em>More News in Brief<\/em><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips32','International Institute for Sustainable Development<!--more-->'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips33','Institut international du d\u00e9veloppement durable'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips34','Instituto Internacional para el Desarrollo Sostenible'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips41','Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips60','Investment Treaty News'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips67','Energy Charter Treaty'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips72','Investment Court System'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips76','multilateral investment court'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips100','investissement direct \u00e9tranger'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips106','asociaci\u00f3n p\u00fablica-privada'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips114','Sistema de Tribunales de Inversiones'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips116','European Commission'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips117','European Union'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips118','Union europ\u00e9enne'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips119','Uni\u00f3n Europea'); <\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 5, 2016, the Belgian region of Wallonia published the\u00a0Namur Declaration, proposing to change <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips117'>EU<\/span> trade policy and negotiations. 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