On the eve of a new round of trade negotiations between the EU and Colombia, that will take place in Brussels, May 5-8th, the MEPs
Helmuth Markov, President of the International Trade Committee,
Alain Lipietz, President of the Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community of Nations,
Gabriella Cretu, Vice-president of the Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community of Nations
together with the organizations
FIDH, JUSTICE FOR COLOMBIA, FRIENDS OF THE EARTH-EUROPE, OIDHACO, GRUPO SUR, ALOP, RED EU-CAN, TRANSNATIONAL INSTITUTE, CBC
cordially invite you to the following debate :
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE EU AND COLOMBIA : What and for who is it negotiated ? With or without rights ?
Introduction by the inviting MEPs
Senator Jorge Robledo, PDA - Colombia : Analysis of the FTA EU-Colombia
Representative from the European Commission (tbc) :
Approach and state of play of the negotiations with Colombia
Steve Benedict, International Trade Union Confederation ITUC-CSI :
The Human Rights and Trade Union situation in Colombia
Javier Sánchez, National Indigenous Organisation of Colombia - ONIC :
Traditional knowledge, mega-projects and indigenous rights
Tarcisio Mora, Unitarian Confederation of Workers of Colombia- CUT :
The Colombian trade unions and the EU-Colombia trade negotiations
Marc Maes, 11-11-11 : The need of policy space
Debate - Conclusion
on Wednesday April 29th at 3:00pm - 5:30pm
in the European Parliament, Brussels, room ASP1G3, Spinelli entrance
(Interpretation : EN, ES, FR, DE)
For registration and access to the EP, please provide your name, country of residence, and date of birth before April 27th at this e-mail address : pdupret@europarl.eu.int.