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The Practical

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Is civil society “the problem” in the negotiations of trade agreements?

Last week Viviane Reding MEP presented to the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee the draft report on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). Among others, she stressed that states’ and public authorities’ right to regulate needs to be protected and ensured in the negotiations. She called on the exclusion of public services, namely water, social, […]

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A small step for the Commission, a giant step backwards for women

Read our article on the Parliament Magazine (published July 18, 2014) 24cialisitalia.com On July 15 the Commission announced to the Parliament that they will withdraw their proposal for an improved Maternity leave Directive because it has not made progress in two years (REFIT Communication, p 10). This action goes against the political will of the […]

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