The European Union priorities with Czech Republic as President
Since January 1st, 2009, Czech Republic holds the presidency of the European Union (EU). This country joined the bloc almost five years ago, and it is generally considered as "Eurosceptic". The main lines of action of the EU point out a strong bet on economic liberalism and agressive energy and labour policies, to the detriment of the global south.
The "National Movement in Defense of Land" from Uruguay is aiming at modifying the National Constitution in order to avoid land foreignization.
The soy boom, which reached 650 thousand hectares this season -exceeding last year´s area planted with soy of 150 thousand hectares and the forested area for the cellulose industry, has encouraged the buying of lands in Uruguay by agribusiness companies.
Salvadoran Supreme Court agrees to hear environmental damage claims after bribery and heavy police violence fail to fracture opposition to...
In December, NACLA published an open letter signed by over 100 experts on Latin America that criticized Human Rights Watch's recent report on V
International observers have denounced recent activities of the U.S.
Los pueblos indígenas migrantes de comunidades aisladas en las montañas más remotas de Oaxaca han utilizado los medios de comunicación a su alcance para velar por la defensa de sus derechos humanos económicos y políticos.
Brazil: Genocide of Kaiowa Guarani people
Approximately a hundred indigenous Kaiowa Guarani people die every year in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil, as a consequence of the “hunger” of agribusiness and monoculture plantations. This would have to be added to the lack of efficiency of the federal government when it comes to delimiting indigenous lands and the criminalization of their protests, stated Via Campesina in a recent communique.
Brussels keeps trying to set up a free trade agreement and ends a year of strong pressures.
The EU insists on setting up an FTA with Peru and Colombia in the framework of the Andean Community of Nations, in spite of Bolivia and Ecuador´s opposition.
Brussels doesn´t rest... or as a saying from the Soviet era goes “Brussels doesn´t believe in tears”. The European bloc has restarted its campaign to sign a Global Agreement of Free Trade Agreement with Peru and Colombia, despite the fact that these negotiations have resulted in a division in the Andean Community of Nations (CAN).