25-Oct-2016
EurActiv
Belgium is not able to sign off on a landmark EU-Canada free trade deal after Wallonia and other regional administrations refused to give the federal government the go-ahead
24-Oct-2016
The Hindu
New Delhi examining whether dispute settlement mechanism can be tweaked
23-Oct-2016
France 24
The European Union and Canada will decide on Monday whether to gather for a summit later this week to sign the imperilled CETA trade pact, a European source told AFP.
22-Oct-2016
SSRN
For eight reasons, Gus Van Harten argues that the Declaration does very little to alleviate key concerns arising from the CETA's proposed special rights and privileges for foreign investors
21-Oct-2016
RCI
Last-minute talks between Canada and the European Union to salvage a landmark free trade deal have failed, Canada’s International Trade Minister confirmed in an emotional statement to the media as she walked out of the negotiations in Belgium today.
21-Oct-2016
Sofia Globe
Bulgaria and Romania withdrew their objections to the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) after getting written assurances from Ottawa that Canada will remove visa requirements for Bulgarian and Romanian citizens from December 1 2017
20-Oct-2016
CEO
A close look at the controversial EU-Canada trade deal shows that concerns blocking its ratification are well-founded.
20-Oct-2016
VOA
Protests against the Rosia Montana mine project continued for more than 15 years and resulted in the largest demonstrations in Romania since the late 1980’s.
19-Oct-2016
Reuters
The Bulgarian government will not back the signing of a free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada until it receives irrevocable guarantees that all its citizens can travel to Canada without visas, it said on Wednesday. Romania is demanding the same.
19-Oct-2016
Politico
Wallonia’s Minister-President Paul Magnette has dealt a potentially fatal blow to EU trade policy by insisting that he will not support the EU’s landmark trade deal with Canada by a Friday deadline.