The big issues
Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) EPAs are regional trade agreements between the European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.
The trouble is, they're skewed in favour of rich countries and threaten to leave 750 million poor people worse off than ever.
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) FTAs can be negotiated between two or more countries. For countries with similar economies they can be highly beneficial.
However, when they occur between countries at vastly different levels of economic development, they often serve to undermine rather than support development.
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Global Europe
The EU's new strategy for global trade aggressively promotes the interests of multinational companies - but ignores the devastation this could have on people, jobs and the environment in developing countries.
World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO - responsible for negotiating and implementing trade agreements - should be backing a fair international trade system that would benefit poor people all over the world.
However, we believe the current system being promoted is having the opposite effect.
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