"As the European Parliament debates the trade agreement reached last year by President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, more than 120 civil society groups from across Europe and the globe on Thursday warned that the demands Trump has made on the bloc and his "contempt for international law " have made clear that the US is currently "no longer a good-faith partner.""
"In solidarity with countries that have been directly threatened with Trump's "fossil-fueled imperialism" - Venezuela and Greenland - the EU must reduce its reliance on US fossil fuels and cancel the negotiation and implementation of the trade deal, said Oil Change International, one of the signatories of the open letter that was sent to von der Leyen and other top EU officials."
More than 120 civil society groups from Europe and worldwide contend that US demands and contempt for international law indicate the United States is no longer a good-faith partner. The groups express solidarity with countries directly threatened by Trump's "fossil-fueled imperialism," specifically Venezuela and Greenland. The groups call for the EU to reduce reliance on US fossil fuels and to cancel negotiation and implementation of the trade agreement. The letter asserts that deals with the US will pressure the EU to dilute climate commitments and enrich US fossil fuel companies, and that the US administration has attacked EU methane and corporate accountability rules.
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