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CETA enables giants in agriculture
The approval by the European Union of CETA makes the world safer for the global agricultural cartels and much less pleasant for Canadian farmers and the consumers in both jurisdictions.
La filière bovine veut faire capoter le Ceta
Les professionnels de l'élevage bovin comptent sur les parlementaires français pour qu'ils ne ratifient pas l'accord.
Brexit could help EU strike free trade deal with India, MEPs believe
Leaked document suggests Indian tariffs on scotch and Theresa May’s visa rules for skilled Indians had been impeding progress.
Latvia first to ratify Canada-EU trade deal
The Latvian parliament, the Saeima, became the first in the European Union to fully ratify a groundbreaking free trade deal between the 28-member bloc and Canada.
Baloney Meter: Will free trade with the EU benefit everyone in Canada?
"At its heart, CETA is a framework for trade that works for everyone." said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. So does it?
Western Sahara: MEPs urge European Commission comply with CJEU ruling
Members of the European Parliament have urged the European commission to comply with the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union which excluded Western Sahara territories of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement.
India should hold firm against the European efforts to undermine its new model Bilateral Investment Treaty
In the transition to its new approach to investor protection, India has sought to terminate its existing BITs with individual EU Members. Now the European Commission is pressuring India to extend those existing treaties.
French leftist lawmakers take EU-Canada free trade deal to court
More than 100 French left-wing lawmakers decided to appeal to the country's Constitutional Council to block a contentious free trade deal between the European Union and Canada.
EU source: Free trade talks with Japan may see more delay
A further delay is seen as possible in nearly four-year-old negotiations between Japan and the European Union to conclude an economic partnership agreement.
EU pushes India to extend investment pacts by six months
The European Union has urged India to extend by at least six months the Bilateral Investment Treaties it has with the member countries.