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Study Summary
TTIP: the Impacton the Greek Democracy, Economy and Society
The present survey has been conducted under the request of Nature Friends Greece by the collaboration of two research teams, a)
the Laboratory of Applied Economics and Development of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and b) the
Alternative Trade Network / Research and Development Cooperative. This brochure is the abridged version of a more
extensive edition which covers 96 pages, including info-graphics, diagrams and explanatory pictures. The full version is available
to download for free at www.naturefriends.gr
Thessaloniki Aristotle University,
Team of Applied Economics
and Development Laboratory
Grigoris Zarotiadis
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of
Economic and Political Sciences, AUTh.
[email protected], +302310991163
Eirini Οzouni
PhD Candidate, Department of Economics, Faculty of
Economic and Political Sciences, AUTh.
ο[email protected] | [email protected].
Stergios Seretis
PhD in Political Economy of International Trade, PostDoctoral Researcher, Department of Medicine, AUTh and
Department of Geography, University of the Aegean.
[email protected][email protected]
Lina Mourgi, Dipl.-Ing
Research and Development Engineer.
Member of Alternative Trade Network.
Elena Tzamouranou, Dipl.-Ing
Research and Development Engineer.
Member of Alternative Trade Network.
Giorgos Velegrakis
PhD Candidate, Department of Geography,
Harokopio University. Research associate.
NATURE FRIENDS GREECE position in brief regarding new generation trade deals:
Naturefriends Greece is one of the key players involved in the Greek Initiative STOP TTIP-CETA-TiSA, they administer the
namesake blog from 2014 and their po sitions on the predatory trade deals, in brief, are:
i. Transatlantic Trade Deals TTIP and CETA are two sides of the
same coin. Most of the findings of the present survey
regarding the negative effects of TTIP in Greece apply for
CETA too,
ii. Anyone opposing TTIP should be against CETA as well, in case
TTIP negotiations fail to conclude, multinationals could access
TTIP, through the back door, CETA, by their subsidiaries in
Canada.
iii. In order to confront the multinationals attack and the
governments which are supportive to the trade deals we have
to, a) Build an eco-socialism alternative in contradiction to
the modern neoliberal model, b) Strengthen Cooperation of
the Civil Society at national, european and international level
c) To be supportive at social and solidarity economy
enterprises and at self-organized ventures.
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Naturefriends Greece was founded in 2007 and is a member of the international environmental organization
Naturefriends International (NFI). With 500'000 members in approximately 45 member organizations throughout the
globe, the Naturefriends movement -founded in 1895- is one of the largest NGOs worldwide. Among others, Naturefriends
Greece is leading people4soil campaign in Greece, starting officially in autumn 2016 and aiming to force EU to protect
soil and legally classify it as a common good. Furthermore Naturefriends Greece participates in the International Network
for Fair Trade Our World Is Not For Sale. NFGr is one of the key players in Greek Initiative STOP TTIP CETA TiSA.
www.nfi.at | www.people4soil.eu | www.ourworldisnotforsale.org