The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe, one of the loudest enemies of the e-Privacy Regulation, is the association of online tracking […]
Does CETA live up to the SDGs?
The European Commission has championed the inclusion of sustainable development chapters in its trade agreements, including […]
A food policy worthy of the name: are healthy food and trade compatible?
Diet is the foremost risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs): the average European consumes too much sugar, too much saturated […]
Urgent Care: Preventing Human Resistance to Antibiotics
Last month, the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) hosted an event on Consumer Health and Antimicrobial Resistance in Washington DC. In this […]
TACD Launches Vision for a Positive Consumer Agenda: New Rules for the Global Economy
Trade agreements — their scope, transparency and legitimacy — must now be re-imagined. Today, at the 17th TACD Annual Forum […]
Reporting back on the ‘Modern Biotechnology in Agriculture’ conference
I was attending as a panel member at the EU high level conference on “Modern Biotechnology in Agriculture – Paving […]
Making ‘open trade’ and the global market work for EU consumers
“Open trade must go hand in hand with open policy making,” Jean-Claude Juncker said in his annual State of the […]
TACD calls on Facebook to disclose its psych research for youth ad targeting
Today, the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) joined a coalition of 25 groups, including 14 of its member organisations, in signing […]
Let’s Move Away from a Fossilised Vision of the Consumer Benefits of Trade
Last week, consumer groups in the EU and US met in Washington DC for the 17th TACD Annual Meeting. In […]
TACD calls for the swift implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty in Europe
The Chairs of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue have written to members of the European Parliament […]