WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED – PRESENTATION OF ACTIONS.
We present the actions and interventions of the five-year period (2012-2017). In titles:
Two hundred Press Releases on Environment, Fair Trade, Society
1250 Blog Posts - Ecological Notebook
Thirty guided tours in combination with Environmental Education
Ten participations in House Committees (Climate, Commerce)
Four European Campaigns (Territory, MONSANTO, Trade Agreements, Roundup)
Fifty lectures in seminars, events
Ten Proposals in Bills
Ten Publications
Two Panhellenic Contests (Photo, Me and My City).
NATUREFRIENDS INTERNATIONAL
The NFGR, as members of NATUREFRIENDS INTERNATIONAL / NFI, are designing their policy,
taking into account the positions of the international organization. The Business Plan 2018 -
2022, presents the decision of the recent NFI Conference, in October 2017, "The future of
the movement and Naturefriends talks about current challenges" which focuses on tackling
climate change and migration, trade, the renunciation of violence etc.
More HERE
http://www.nfi.at//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=774&Itemid=1
OPERATIONAL
MOVEMENTS
PLANNING
OF
EUROPEAN
AND
GLOBAL
The NFGR believes that in order to address the major European and global environmental
and social problems for the benefit of citizens, it is necessary to exchange information, make
use of experience and joint action. Especially for the EU’s Trade and Investment Policy, we
adopt the nine steps of democratization:
EU Trade and Investment Policy must be democratized
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, trade unions, farmers groups, entrepreneurs
and mayors, call for a fundamental overhaul of the trade policy decision-making process for
ongoing and future trade and investment agreements of the EU
1. Open ended and transparent public consultation before mandates are formulated
2. Ensure balanced stakeholder input from the formulation of the mandate to the
ratification process
3. European and Member State parliaments must approve the mandate
4. Directorate Generals (DGs) and ministries with a public interest objective must have
a much more prominent role in the negotiations
5. All mandates and negotiating documents must be public
6. Parliaments must be able to give directions during the negotiating process
7. Broad parliamentary debate before signing and voting agreements
8. Abolish provisional application for mixed trade agreements
9. Agreements must be concluded for a limited time period with the possibility of
prolongation
Some of the steps we outline can be achieved immediately others will need a more
fundamental reform of the involved institutions. Together these steps present a road to a
trade and investment policy where public interest is in the driving seat