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EU trade deal with Canada hits hurdle in Belgium
The European Union's planned trade deal with Canada remained on shaky ground Tuesday, after a meeting of the bloc's trade ministers failed to yield the support needed for both sides to sign the accord later this month.
EU trade chief: Not there yet to sign EU-Canada deal
The European Union's foreign trade chief acknowledged that member states will likely be unable to back a landmark trade deal with Canada as scheduled on Tuesday but she was optimistic the deal could still be signed next week.
Legal statement on investment protection in TTIP and CETA
Over 100 law professors from across Europe have come together to send a clear message to EU decision makers demanding the investor protection mechanisms be excluded from TTIP and CETA.
After seven years and millions of dollars, decision announced in Pac Rim mining company vs. El Salvador
Coalition of groups state “there are no winners," investor-state arbitration subverts democracy.
Windstream Energy awarded damages after Ontario cancels wind farm project
A company that planned a huge offshore wind farm in Lake Ontario says it has been awarded more than $25-million in damages, because the Ontario government cancelled its project.
‘Strange’ manoeuvering over CETA exposes democratic deficit
French lawmakers are continuing their battle against the EU’s free trade deal with Canada (CETA).
Commission faces EU court battle over secret TTIP documents
The European Commission faces an EU court battle to keep secret its lawyers’ analysis on whether the controversial investor-state-dispute (ISDS) clause in draft trade deals with the USA and Canada is illegal.
German Court on CETA: Important success for our democratic rights!
The Germany’s Constitutional Court's decision on CETA is an important success in the fight against the EU’s free trade machinery
Belgian local parliament votes to block Canada trade deal
Members of the parliament of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels voted a resolution that could block the signing of the EU-Canada free trade deal, Ceta.
German court rejects emergency appeal to block EU-Canada trade deal
Germany's Constitutional Court gave the green light for the government to approve an ambitious trade accord between the European Union and Canada under certain conditions.