Europe’s corporate takeover - Europe, trade and big business

Trade has the potential to lift millions out of poverty. But the current rules of trade are biased in favour of big business at the expense of the world’s poor. Trade takes place on a number of levels – whether it is goods you buy, services you use or the direct exchange of money. In 2006, European officials and big European companies targeted developing countries for new trade deals. But history shows that these kinds deals make companies richer without benefiting the poor.