Ideas into movement
Boost TNI's work
50 years. Hundreds of social struggles. Countless ideas turned into movement.
Support us as we celebrate our 50th anniversary in 2024.
Civil society takes IPA concerns to EC
Publication date:
Myanmar Times - Over 500 Myanmar civil society organisations have voiced “deep concerns” about a prospective EU-Myanmar investment protection agreement (IPA).
In a letter to the European Commission, the CSOs question whether such an agreement was in the interests of Myanmar and criticised the EC for a lack of transparency and its consultation approach.
The letter, published on January 14, was drafted by 518 organisations from the Myanmar Alliance on Transparency and Accountability (MATA), 53 organisations from Lands in Our Hand network and other civil society groups. The groups addressed the letter to EU commissioner for trade Cecilia Malmström in response to a questionnaire Myanmar civil society groups received from European consultancy firm Development Solutions.
Read the full article here
Read the letter by the 518 organisations here
Credits
Published at
More like this
-
More than 500 civil society organisations from Myanmar express their concerns about the Investment Protection Agreement with the EU Letter from civil society organizations in Myanmar to EC Commissioner Malmström
Publication date:
-
EU-Myanmar Bilateral Investment Treaty
Publication date: