Event
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Human rights and the EU-India Free Trade agreement
A joint conference
DOCUMENTATION OF THE EVENT
PROGRAMME
Hosted by MEP Ska Keller and MEP Paul Murphy in cooperation with the Heinrich-Böll Foundation and Misereor
15:00 Welcome Ska Keller
15.15-16.45
I. Threats to the Right to Food arising from the EU India FTA
Chair: Ska Keller
- Trade in Goods: Threats to dairy and poultry farmers: Christine Chemnitz (HBF)
- Services and retailing: Threats to small retailers and small scale farmers, Armin Paasch (Misereor)
- Investment: Threats to rural communities’ access to land, Sagari Ramdas (Anthra)
- Perspective of the Commission: Annette Grünberg (DG Trade)
Coffee Break
17.00-18.30
II. The way forward: How to avoid human rights violations through an FTA
Chair: Paul Murphy
- Process in India and the role civil society: Ranja Sengupta (TWN)
- Role of the EP: Which options remain to influence the process? Ska Keller
Conclusion Paul Murphy
Reception
