European Union
Government must support EU proposal to withdraw from Energy Charter Treaty - Sinn Féin
Treaty is an international agreement with more than 50 signatories which allows corporations to sue governments for policy decisions around energy that might impact on profits and future profits
The Irish government must support a new European Commission proposal to exit the Energy Charter Treaty, according to a Sinn Féin senator who has campaigned on the issue for years.
Lynn Boylan was responding to reports that the European Commission had recently written to member states saying a withdrawal from the treaty by all 27 member states was “unavoidable”.
The Energy Charter Treaty is an international treaty with more than 50 signatories which allows corporations ...
