It's Pretty Clear That Europe Is Using 'Trade' Deals to Steal Food from Poor Countries

A new wave of food colonialism is taking food from the mouths of the poor.

The agreements insist that European companies have the right both to establish themselves freely on African soil, and to receive national treatment. This means that the host country is not allowed to discriminate between its own businesses and European companies. Senegal would be forbidden to ensure that its fish are used to sustain its own industry and to feed its own people. The dodges used by European trawlers would be legalised. Full Story »

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Peter Barnett
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by Peter Barnett - Oct. 5, 2008

The report is provocative. In an age when newsreaders, especially those who subscribe to this site, can validate a report, it's a article on a subject that should be addressed.

The pacts proposed by the EU are meant to replace existing trade deals giving European countries preferential market access to former colonies, but have been ruled illegal ... More »

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The article shows the malevolence of trade agreements imposed under unequal power, or negotiated with corrupt regimes by predatory ministries of developed countries. The story should be cautionary to anybody who favors all trade as beneficial to both parties.

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