Pursue fair world trade and the Green Deal
The Greens call for trade agreements with high social and environmental standards and for a permanent international trade court. The European Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals are to guide all state policy. The party wants to press for this in Brussels and Berlin.
The Greens want fair trade around the world. Trade deals should protect workers and the environment. An international court should settle trade disputes. Not only companies should be able to sue there. The Green Deal is the EU's climate plan. The Greens want to meet it at the very least.
The party commits to the EU's core values such as human dignity, democracy and the rule of law and wants to apply European minimum standards consistently. The trade court is to be open to parties other than companies and, according to the platform, could be based at a reformed World Trade Organization. Trade agreements are also meant to strengthen access to essential public services. The Greens regard the Green Deal's requirements as a floor.
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„Wir fordern einen fairen Welthandel mit Handelsabkommen, die hohe Sozial- und Umweltstandards umfassen, transparente Klagerechte ermöglichen und den freien Zugang zur Daseinsvorsorge stärken.“Translation: We call for fair world trade with trade agreements that include high social and environmental standards, allow for transparent rights of action and strengthen free access to essential public services.
Placement
- Economyleaning more state
Trade agreements are to be tied to higher social and environmental standards, meaning stronger regulation of trade.
- Europeleaning more EU
EU law and the Green Deal are to be applied consistently and treated as a minimum, which strengthens European rules.
- Climateleaning climate first
The Green Deal is to guide all policy areas and count only as a floor, pointing beyond existing climate requirements.