The EU’s double agenda on globalisation: corporate’s rights vs people’s rights

This briefing by Friends of the Earth International examines the European Union's contradictory approach to globalisation, contrasting the EU's support for enforceable corporate investor rights with its reluctance to support binding human rights protections for citizens.

• The European Union and its Member States are significant influencers of globalisation, maintaining a dual approach that empowers corporations through treaties while obstructing mechanisms to hold those companies accountable.
• The EU's double agenda is demonstrated by its opposition to a binding and enforceable UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights, contrasted with its expansion of a system of legally binding investor rights that give corporations significant power over communities and governments.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). The EU’s double agenda on globalisation: corporate’s rights vs people’s rights. https://www.foei.org/publication/the-eus-double-agenda-on-globalisation-corporates-rights-vs-peoples-rights/

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. The EU’s double agenda on globalisation: corporate’s rights vs people’s rights. n.d. https://www.foei.org/publication/the-eus-double-agenda-on-globalisation-corporates-rights-vs-peoples-rights/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternationalndeus, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{The EU’s double agenda on globalisation: corporate’s rights vs people’s rights}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/publication/the-eus-double-agenda-on-globalisation-corporates-rights-vs-peoples-rights/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }