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 About the Conference
On Dec 4/5 2008, over 170 people from more than 30 countries participated in highly inspiring debates on Europe's trade policy: 'Global Europe: competing in the world'.
The conference's key question: Does 'Global Europe' take into account the objective of sustainable development?

 Initiators:

Friends of the Earth Europe


 EP Partners:

Globalisation Intergroup of the European Parliament:
 

The Socialist Group in the European Parliament
 
European Free Alliance

European United Left
 

Conference Organisers:

The Conference is organised by Friends of the Earth Europe...

Friends of the Earth Europe

...and the Globalisation Intergroup of the European Parliament.

The Intergroup Globalization of the European Parliament has been set up at the beginning of the current legislative term in 2004 by MEPs of the Socialist Group (PSE), the United Left/Nordic Group (GUE) and the Green Group/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA). Its goal is to connect MEPs working in the EPs Committees on Trade, Economic Matters, and Foreign Affairs, raising Parliamentarian's critical awareness on issues of economic globalization.

The Socialist Group in the European Parliament European Free Alliance European United Left

Members of the Intergroup Globalization participated in the "Reclaiming Public Water" conference in Madrid (November 2005), the Paris conference on Aviation Taxes for the financing of development (March 2006) and the Brasilia conference on Innovative Financing for Development (July 2006). Apart from seminars organized in the EP, the Intergroup Globalization sponsored an Oral Question with Resolution on the World Water Forum in Mexico (Dec 2005), and a Resolution on Development Financing (Feb 2006).

The Intergroup Globalization is chaired by Glyn Ford (PSE), Caroline Lucas (Greens) and Vittorio Agnoletto (GUE).

The Globalisation Intergroup of the European Parliament includes representatives of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament, the Greens | European Free Alliance and the European United Left | Nordic Green Left.

Questions on programme, endorsement, speakers to: Charly Poppe, FoEE Trade Campaign
Questions on registration, organisation to: Daniel Pentzlin, FoEE Trade Campaign


EU flag This event is organised with the financial assistance of the European Union.
The organisers gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Sigrid Rausing Trust and the Isvara Foundation.

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