Lis Cunha
@liscunha.bsky.social
Political Campaigner at Greenpeace EU. Previously EU Parliament &
ActionAid. #Trade #BizHumanRights #GlobalEconomicJustice.
ActionAid. #Trade #BizHumanRights #GlobalEconomicJustice.
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2/ La réalité, c’est que cet accord renforcerait l’agro-industrie, celle-là même qui rase la forêt, expulse les peuples autochtones et détruit les écosystèmes.
Et tout cela… alors que la #COP30 se tient aux portes de l’Amazonie.
Un contresens absolu.
Et tout cela… alors que la #COP30 se tient aux portes de l’Amazonie.
Un contresens absolu.
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
2/ La réalité, c’est que cet accord renforcerait l’agro-industrie, celle-là même qui rase la forêt, expulse les peuples autochtones et détruit les écosystèmes.
Et tout cela… alors que la #COP30 se tient aux portes de l’Amazonie.
Un contresens absolu.
Et tout cela… alors que la #COP30 se tient aux portes de l’Amazonie.
Un contresens absolu.
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[ 🧵 THREAD] Macron doit vraiment dire NON au Mercosur
Ce matin, nous nous sommes mobilisés pour appeler Emmanuel Macron à rejeter entièrement l’accord UE-Mercosur et à faire le travail diplomatique nécessaire pour qu’il soit enterré au niveau européen
Ce matin, nous nous sommes mobilisés pour appeler Emmanuel Macron à rejeter entièrement l’accord UE-Mercosur et à faire le travail diplomatique nécessaire pour qu’il soit enterré au niveau européen
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
[ 🧵 THREAD] Macron doit vraiment dire NON au Mercosur
Ce matin, nous nous sommes mobilisés pour appeler Emmanuel Macron à rejeter entièrement l’accord UE-Mercosur et à faire le travail diplomatique nécessaire pour qu’il soit enterré au niveau européen
Ce matin, nous nous sommes mobilisés pour appeler Emmanuel Macron à rejeter entièrement l’accord UE-Mercosur et à faire le travail diplomatique nécessaire pour qu’il soit enterré au niveau européen
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🙌We are joining 127 organisations demanding the Commission to halt its highly damaging digital omnibus.
The Commission's leaked proposal threatens to:
❌Pause the AI Act
❌Weaken the GDPR to enable AI companies to hoover up personal data
This would be a major Big Tech win
👉 edri.org/wp-content/u...
The Commission's leaked proposal threatens to:
❌Pause the AI Act
❌Weaken the GDPR to enable AI companies to hoover up personal data
This would be a major Big Tech win
👉 edri.org/wp-content/u...
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🙌We are joining 127 organisations demanding the Commission to halt its highly damaging digital omnibus.
The Commission's leaked proposal threatens to:
❌Pause the AI Act
❌Weaken the GDPR to enable AI companies to hoover up personal data
This would be a major Big Tech win
👉 edri.org/wp-content/u...
The Commission's leaked proposal threatens to:
❌Pause the AI Act
❌Weaken the GDPR to enable AI companies to hoover up personal data
This would be a major Big Tech win
👉 edri.org/wp-content/u...
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🚨For the first time, @europarl.europa.eu has adopted a legislative mandate thanks to an alliance between conservatives & the far right
This vote marks a dangerous turning point for EU democracy. When anti-EU forces & lobbies write the rules, accountability dies
corporatejustice.org/news/press-r...
This vote marks a dangerous turning point for EU democracy. When anti-EU forces & lobbies write the rules, accountability dies
corporatejustice.org/news/press-r...
PRESS RELEASE European Parliament’s far-right alliance adopts position on Omnibus I: Corporate capture on full display, written for the few not for people or planet - ECCJ
corporatejustice.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🚨For the first time, @europarl.europa.eu has adopted a legislative mandate thanks to an alliance between conservatives & the far right
This vote marks a dangerous turning point for EU democracy. When anti-EU forces & lobbies write the rules, accountability dies
corporatejustice.org/news/press-r...
This vote marks a dangerous turning point for EU democracy. When anti-EU forces & lobbies write the rules, accountability dies
corporatejustice.org/news/press-r...
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What would you say to someone who thinks the EU-Mercosur deal is just about economic opportunity?
Dinamam Tuxá @apiboficial.bsky.social is an Indigenous leader of the Tuxá people, from the Tuxá Indigenous Land in Brazil. He came to Brussels to tell EU leaders exactly why the deal is so harmful.
Dinamam Tuxá @apiboficial.bsky.social is an Indigenous leader of the Tuxá people, from the Tuxá Indigenous Land in Brazil. He came to Brussels to tell EU leaders exactly why the deal is so harmful.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What would you say to someone who thinks the EU-Mercosur deal is just about economic opportunity?
Dinamam Tuxá @apiboficial.bsky.social is an Indigenous leader of the Tuxá people, from the Tuxá Indigenous Land in Brazil. He came to Brussels to tell EU leaders exactly why the deal is so harmful.
Dinamam Tuxá @apiboficial.bsky.social is an Indigenous leader of the Tuxá people, from the Tuxá Indigenous Land in Brazil. He came to Brussels to tell EU leaders exactly why the deal is so harmful.
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During dry season, the Amazon region chokes on smoke from fires deliberately set to clear new land for cattle, poisoning local communities with toxic air.
Sign the petition to urge world leaders at #COP30 to end forest destruction. 👉 act.gp/RespectTheAmazon
#RespectTheAmazon #StopBigAg
Sign the petition to urge world leaders at #COP30 to end forest destruction. 👉 act.gp/RespectTheAmazon
#RespectTheAmazon #StopBigAg
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
During dry season, the Amazon region chokes on smoke from fires deliberately set to clear new land for cattle, poisoning local communities with toxic air.
Sign the petition to urge world leaders at #COP30 to end forest destruction. 👉 act.gp/RespectTheAmazon
#RespectTheAmazon #StopBigAg
Sign the petition to urge world leaders at #COP30 to end forest destruction. 👉 act.gp/RespectTheAmazon
#RespectTheAmazon #StopBigAg
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The EU banned epoxiconazole, but still produces it to export to the Global South!
It is a fungicide banned in2020, toxic to reproduction as it negatively impacts fertility, a healthy pregnancy, concerns to cause cancer, & very toxic to aquatic life, birds and wild animals.
Let's return it to sender!
It is a fungicide banned in2020, toxic to reproduction as it negatively impacts fertility, a healthy pregnancy, concerns to cause cancer, & very toxic to aquatic life, birds and wild animals.
Let's return it to sender!
October 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The EU banned epoxiconazole, but still produces it to export to the Global South!
It is a fungicide banned in2020, toxic to reproduction as it negatively impacts fertility, a healthy pregnancy, concerns to cause cancer, & very toxic to aquatic life, birds and wild animals.
Let's return it to sender!
It is a fungicide banned in2020, toxic to reproduction as it negatively impacts fertility, a healthy pregnancy, concerns to cause cancer, & very toxic to aquatic life, birds and wild animals.
Let's return it to sender!
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Today is #WorldFoodDay ! It happens that EU bans toxic pesticides... but then still exports them to all corners of the world. And that is ⤴️ ever more: 120.000 tons in 2024, so we decided to send them back to the Commission. They have been waiting 5 years to act & stop this unethical double standard!
October 16, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Today is #WorldFoodDay ! It happens that EU bans toxic pesticides... but then still exports them to all corners of the world. And that is ⤴️ ever more: 120.000 tons in 2024, so we decided to send them back to the Commission. They have been waiting 5 years to act & stop this unethical double standard!
At @socialistsanddemocrats.eu Latin America event, Marita Gonzalez, representing Mercosur trade unions, makes a clear statement: for us trade unions, this EU-Mercosur deal does NOT guarantee a sustainable and inclusive development.
Will S&D MEPs listen & say NO to this toxic deal? #StopEUMercosur
Will S&D MEPs listen & say NO to this toxic deal? #StopEUMercosur
October 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
At @socialistsanddemocrats.eu Latin America event, Marita Gonzalez, representing Mercosur trade unions, makes a clear statement: for us trade unions, this EU-Mercosur deal does NOT guarantee a sustainable and inclusive development.
Will S&D MEPs listen & say NO to this toxic deal? #StopEUMercosur
Will S&D MEPs listen & say NO to this toxic deal? #StopEUMercosur
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The NZ Govt has admitted that new methane targets do not align with goals to keep global warming below 1.5C - a limit set in place to prevent catastrophic climate change. The move breaches both international law and free trade agreements with the EU and the UK.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/15/c... #nzpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/15/c... #nzpol
Climate minister admits new target may breach global 1.5C goal
Climate Minister Simon Watts admitted the Government's new methane target may not be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5C.
newsroom.co.nz
October 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The NZ Govt has admitted that new methane targets do not align with goals to keep global warming below 1.5C - a limit set in place to prevent catastrophic climate change. The move breaches both international law and free trade agreements with the EU and the UK.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/15/c... #nzpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/15/c... #nzpol
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Forests are vital for life on Earth, yet banks and agribusiness keep profiting from their destruction.
Last year, 8 million hectares vanished, half the size of England.
At #COP30 in the Amazon, leaders must act to end deforestation and make polluters pay.
#RespectTheAmazon #MakePollutersPay
Last year, 8 million hectares vanished, half the size of England.
At #COP30 in the Amazon, leaders must act to end deforestation and make polluters pay.
#RespectTheAmazon #MakePollutersPay
‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns
Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Forests are vital for life on Earth, yet banks and agribusiness keep profiting from their destruction.
Last year, 8 million hectares vanished, half the size of England.
At #COP30 in the Amazon, leaders must act to end deforestation and make polluters pay.
#RespectTheAmazon #MakePollutersPay
Last year, 8 million hectares vanished, half the size of England.
At #COP30 in the Amazon, leaders must act to end deforestation and make polluters pay.
#RespectTheAmazon #MakePollutersPay
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A recent Greenpeace Brazil investigation links JBS, the world’s largest meat producer, to cattle raised illegally on protected Indigenous land in the Amazon.
Yet EU leaders are pushing the #EUMercosur deal that would boost such exports.
At #COP30 they must choose forests over profit.
Yet EU leaders are pushing the #EUMercosur deal that would boost such exports.
At #COP30 they must choose forests over profit.
Meat from illegal farms imported into Europe - Greenpeace
The report comes shortly after the European Commission approved the EU-Mercosur trade agreement.
www.brusselstimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A recent Greenpeace Brazil investigation links JBS, the world’s largest meat producer, to cattle raised illegally on protected Indigenous land in the Amazon.
Yet EU leaders are pushing the #EUMercosur deal that would boost such exports.
At #COP30 they must choose forests over profit.
Yet EU leaders are pushing the #EUMercosur deal that would boost such exports.
At #COP30 they must choose forests over profit.
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Vier Fachleute haben rechtliche Zweifel am #Mercosur-Abkommen. Nicht nur den Kniff der Kommission, das Abkommen in zwei Teile zu spalten, halten sie für fraglich. Der Vertragstext enthalte auch ein Element, dass die europäische Umwelt- & Klimagesetzgebung behindern könnte (Test/Abo) 👉 t1p.de/k8e22
October 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Vier Fachleute haben rechtliche Zweifel am #Mercosur-Abkommen. Nicht nur den Kniff der Kommission, das Abkommen in zwei Teile zu spalten, halten sie für fraglich. Der Vertragstext enthalte auch ein Element, dass die europäische Umwelt- & Klimagesetzgebung behindern könnte (Test/Abo) 👉 t1p.de/k8e22
Great job opportunity at @foeeurope.bsky.social: They're looking for a trade & investment campaigner 💪 to take on the fight against harmful trade like EU-Mercosur & ISDS, and for a just EU trade policy instead. Apply until 12 Oct 👉https://friendsoftheearth.eu/job/job-trade-and-investment-campaigner/
October 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Great job opportunity at @foeeurope.bsky.social: They're looking for a trade & investment campaigner 💪 to take on the fight against harmful trade like EU-Mercosur & ISDS, and for a just EU trade policy instead. Apply until 12 Oct 👉https://friendsoftheearth.eu/job/job-trade-and-investment-campaigner/
Important workshop hosted by MEP @saskiabricmont.bsky.social starting now, we'll hear the analysis from different legal experts about certain elements of the EU-Mercosur deal, especially the rebalancing mechanism & the legal basis. Livestream -> europarl.webex.com/europarl/j.p...
October 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Important workshop hosted by MEP @saskiabricmont.bsky.social starting now, we'll hear the analysis from different legal experts about certain elements of the EU-Mercosur deal, especially the rebalancing mechanism & the legal basis. Livestream -> europarl.webex.com/europarl/j.p...
🍽️ New exposé by Greenpeace Brazil reveals: beef from the violation of Indigenous rights in the Amazon may have reached plates in Europe. ‼️
Read 👉 www.greenpeace.org/international/story/78760/jbs-beef-exports-illegal-cattle-indigenous-land/
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Read 👉 www.greenpeace.org/international/story/78760/jbs-beef-exports-illegal-cattle-indigenous-land/
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JBS beef exports linked to cattle raised illegally on Indigenous Land - Greenpeace International
This case study demonstrates how links to the violation of Indigenous Peoples’ rights persist in the meat supply chain of JBS.
www.greenpeace.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🍽️ New exposé by Greenpeace Brazil reveals: beef from the violation of Indigenous rights in the Amazon may have reached plates in Europe. ‼️
Read 👉 www.greenpeace.org/international/story/78760/jbs-beef-exports-illegal-cattle-indigenous-land/
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Read 👉 www.greenpeace.org/international/story/78760/jbs-beef-exports-illegal-cattle-indigenous-land/
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🌍 Europe bans toxic pesticides... but exports them abroad!
✊ Let’s stop this toxic trade together!
#StopToxicTrade #EndDoubleStandards
#PeopleBeforeProfits
🎥 Share the video from END TOXIC PESTICIDE TRADE COALITION &sign:
👉 www.foodwatch.org/en/stop-the-...
👉 www.openpetition.eu/petition/onl...
✊ Let’s stop this toxic trade together!
#StopToxicTrade #EndDoubleStandards
#PeopleBeforeProfits
🎥 Share the video from END TOXIC PESTICIDE TRADE COALITION &sign:
👉 www.foodwatch.org/en/stop-the-...
👉 www.openpetition.eu/petition/onl...
September 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🌍 Europe bans toxic pesticides... but exports them abroad!
✊ Let’s stop this toxic trade together!
#StopToxicTrade #EndDoubleStandards
#PeopleBeforeProfits
🎥 Share the video from END TOXIC PESTICIDE TRADE COALITION &sign:
👉 www.foodwatch.org/en/stop-the-...
👉 www.openpetition.eu/petition/onl...
✊ Let’s stop this toxic trade together!
#StopToxicTrade #EndDoubleStandards
#PeopleBeforeProfits
🎥 Share the video from END TOXIC PESTICIDE TRADE COALITION &sign:
👉 www.foodwatch.org/en/stop-the-...
👉 www.openpetition.eu/petition/onl...
Until the EU Deforestation law is implemented, the EU has no means to stop meat linked to the violation of Indigenous rights from being sold in the EU.😫 And the EU-Mercosur trade deal will boost precisely this kind of risky trade! ☠️
MEPs must:
👉 push against #EUDR delay
👉 reject EU-Mercosur deal
MEPs must:
👉 push against #EUDR delay
👉 reject EU-Mercosur deal
🍽️ New exposé by Greenpeace Brazil reveals: beef raised in violation of Indigenous rights in the Amazon may have reached plates in Europe‼️
#StopEUMercosur #StopBigAg #RespectTheAmazon
www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issu...
#StopEUMercosur #StopBigAg #RespectTheAmazon
www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issu...
European shops imported beef newly linked to illegal cattle ranching on Indigenous Amazon lands - Greenpeace European Unit
Beef from cattle illegally raised on protected Indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest may have ended up on the plates of European consumers after entering the supply chains of Brazilian beef giant J...
www.greenpeace.org
September 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Until the EU Deforestation law is implemented, the EU has no means to stop meat linked to the violation of Indigenous rights from being sold in the EU.😫 And the EU-Mercosur trade deal will boost precisely this kind of risky trade! ☠️
MEPs must:
👉 push against #EUDR delay
👉 reject EU-Mercosur deal
MEPs must:
👉 push against #EUDR delay
👉 reject EU-Mercosur deal
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The European Commission has shown the world that it is hostage to industries and their political friends who are hellbent on squeezing every cent out of the destruction of the natural world
Our comment on the EU *again* delaying its vital law to protect the world's forests, #EUDR
Our comment on the EU *again* delaying its vital law to protect the world's forests, #EUDR
EU Commission sounds second retreat to make way for corporations profiting from nature destruction - Greenpeace European Unit
The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it will once again delay the application of the EU deforestation regulation. As a result, European consumers will continue to unwittingly contribute t...
www.greenpeace.org
September 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The European Commission has shown the world that it is hostage to industries and their political friends who are hellbent on squeezing every cent out of the destruction of the natural world
Our comment on the EU *again* delaying its vital law to protect the world's forests, #EUDR
Our comment on the EU *again* delaying its vital law to protect the world's forests, #EUDR
The EU's exports of illegal, highly toxic pesticides have INCREASED in past years. Brazil is one of the top buyers. The EU-Mercosur deal will make this dangerous trade even more profitable for the European chemical sector. #StopEUMercosur #StopToxicTrade
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/09/23/e...
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/09/23/e...
EU banned pesticide trade expands despite promises to end it
The EU’s export trade in banned pesticides has expanded dramatically in recent years, despite promises to end the practice
unearthed.greenpeace.org
September 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The EU's exports of illegal, highly toxic pesticides have INCREASED in past years. Brazil is one of the top buyers. The EU-Mercosur deal will make this dangerous trade even more profitable for the European chemical sector. #StopEUMercosur #StopToxicTrade
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/09/23/e...
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/09/23/e...
📢 I’m supporting the #BackToTheFuture march to remind the EU institutions that I want to live in a Europe with thriving nature and thriving communities!
I hope you do too + to meet you at the finish line on 23 Sept at 17:00 in Brussels !
#March4Rights
I hope you do too + to meet you at the finish line on 23 Sept at 17:00 in Brussels !
#March4Rights
September 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
📢 I’m supporting the #BackToTheFuture march to remind the EU institutions that I want to live in a Europe with thriving nature and thriving communities!
I hope you do too + to meet you at the finish line on 23 Sept at 17:00 in Brussels !
#March4Rights
I hope you do too + to meet you at the finish line on 23 Sept at 17:00 in Brussels !
#March4Rights
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The European Court of Justice could soon have the chance to rule on the EU’s climate mitigation obligations. ⚖️🍃
CHRISTINA ECKES on the possible request for an opinion on the EU-Mercosur Deal - and why the deal clashes with the EU’s mitigation duties.
verfassungsblog.de/ecjs-eus-cli...
CHRISTINA ECKES on the possible request for an opinion on the EU-Mercosur Deal - and why the deal clashes with the EU’s mitigation duties.
verfassungsblog.de/ecjs-eus-cli...
September 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The European Court of Justice could soon have the chance to rule on the EU’s climate mitigation obligations. ⚖️🍃
CHRISTINA ECKES on the possible request for an opinion on the EU-Mercosur Deal - and why the deal clashes with the EU’s mitigation duties.
verfassungsblog.de/ecjs-eus-cli...
CHRISTINA ECKES on the possible request for an opinion on the EU-Mercosur Deal - and why the deal clashes with the EU’s mitigation duties.
verfassungsblog.de/ecjs-eus-cli...
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📣 "Der Deal würde das traditionelle System neokolonialen Handels verstärken."
Lesenswerter Artikel über das EU-Mercosur-Abkommen und unsere Kampage #StopptGiftigenHandel mit +50 Organisationen aus 17 Ländern. www.jungewelt.de/artikel/5084...
Lesenswerter Artikel über das EU-Mercosur-Abkommen und unsere Kampage #StopptGiftigenHandel mit +50 Organisationen aus 17 Ländern. www.jungewelt.de/artikel/5084...
EU-Mercosur-Handelsabkommen: Neokolonialer Handelsdeal
EU-Kommission bringt Mercosur-Abkommen auf den Weg, doch es regt sich Protest. In Lateinamerika droht Deindustrialisierung • Foto: Martin Varela Umpierrez/REUTERS
www.jungewelt.de
September 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
📣 "Der Deal würde das traditionelle System neokolonialen Handels verstärken."
Lesenswerter Artikel über das EU-Mercosur-Abkommen und unsere Kampage #StopptGiftigenHandel mit +50 Organisationen aus 17 Ländern. www.jungewelt.de/artikel/5084...
Lesenswerter Artikel über das EU-Mercosur-Abkommen und unsere Kampage #StopptGiftigenHandel mit +50 Organisationen aus 17 Ländern. www.jungewelt.de/artikel/5084...
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❌No consent, no deal!
The EU-Mercosur deal is a neo-colonial nightmare. It threatens Indigenous Peoples' lands and rights while ignoring their voices entirely❗️
We can still #StopEUMercosur!
Take action NOW 👉: caneurope.org/stop-eu-merc...
The EU-Mercosur deal is a neo-colonial nightmare. It threatens Indigenous Peoples' lands and rights while ignoring their voices entirely❗️
We can still #StopEUMercosur!
Take action NOW 👉: caneurope.org/stop-eu-merc...
September 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
❌No consent, no deal!
The EU-Mercosur deal is a neo-colonial nightmare. It threatens Indigenous Peoples' lands and rights while ignoring their voices entirely❗️
We can still #StopEUMercosur!
Take action NOW 👉: caneurope.org/stop-eu-merc...
The EU-Mercosur deal is a neo-colonial nightmare. It threatens Indigenous Peoples' lands and rights while ignoring their voices entirely❗️
We can still #StopEUMercosur!
Take action NOW 👉: caneurope.org/stop-eu-merc...
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When states act in the public interest, the rich and powerful can sue them in VIP courts to protect their profits. 😱
That system is called the Investor-State Dispute Settlement - and it must be dismantled.🚨
Together with 5 partners, we've published 10 recent cases of ISDS: 10isdsstories.org
That system is called the Investor-State Dispute Settlement - and it must be dismantled.🚨
Together with 5 partners, we've published 10 recent cases of ISDS: 10isdsstories.org
September 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
When states act in the public interest, the rich and powerful can sue them in VIP courts to protect their profits. 😱
That system is called the Investor-State Dispute Settlement - and it must be dismantled.🚨
Together with 5 partners, we've published 10 recent cases of ISDS: 10isdsstories.org
That system is called the Investor-State Dispute Settlement - and it must be dismantled.🚨
Together with 5 partners, we've published 10 recent cases of ISDS: 10isdsstories.org