Trade and Investment

The capitalist system is in a deep crisis. Since the 2008 financial crisis where the system nearly imploded, it has yet to fully recover. And instead, the crisis has spread and has deepened the food, economic, energy and climate crises. The deep systemic crisis is crystal clear evidence that the neoliberal regime must come to an end.

“Speedy” and “careless”—this is how Thailand’s civil society organizations describe the negotiating framework the Ministry of Commerce has drafted in time for the official start of the negotiation on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) on March 6 and 7.