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Bulgaria demands visa-waiver guarantee to back EU-Canada trade deal
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.
Defiant Wallonia rejects deadline to save EU-Canada deal
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.
EU trade deal with Canada hits hurdle in Belgium
18-Oct-2016 Dow Jones Business News
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
18-Oct-2016 AP
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
17-Oct-2016 Stop TTIP
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
16-Oct-2016 Institute for Policy Studies
Coalition of groups state “there are no winners," investor-state arbitration subverts democracy.
‘Strange’ manoeuvering over CETA exposes democratic deficit
14-Oct-2016 EurActiv
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
14-Oct-2016 EurActiv
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!
13-Oct-2016 Stop TTIP
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
13-Oct-2016 EU Observer
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
13-Oct-2016 Thomson Reuters
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.
Joint Interpretative Declaration on CETA: unpacking the “clarifications” on investment protection
12-Oct-2016 S2B
The Joint Interpretative Declaration on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) reaffirms that investors can bypass the domestic court systems and will enjoy ample rights without any obligations.
Germany’s top court hears challenge to EU-Canada trade deal
12-Oct-2016 Reuters
Germany’s Constitutional Court began hearing a legal challenge to a planned EU-Canada free trade deal that could paralyze the accord.
India trade talks heating up, but ex-envoy cautions: ‘we’ve been to the altar before’
12-Oct-2016 The Hill Times
The Liberals’ relative flexibility on investor-state dispute systems and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and an expected visit to India by the PM, may help to move talks along.
Over 4,000 protest against TTIP & CETA in Luxembourg
10-Oct-2016 Luxemburger Wort
More than 4,000 people gathered in Luxembourg City to protest against controversial free trade agreements CETA and TTIP.
French MPs decide not to block CETA
7-Oct-2016 EurActiv
The French parliament’s European affairs committee has rejected a resolution calling on France to block the ratification of CETA, just days before Prime Minister Manuel Valls is due to visit Canada.
Leaked draft CETA declaration comes under fire
7-Oct-2016 Vieuws
The leaked CETA declaration that EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and her Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland hoped would salvage the deal from sinking came under fire from environmental NGOs and some trade experts.
Romania’s government agrees to a complete lack of transparency in the Rosia Montana arbitration case
7-Oct-2016 Save Roșia Montană
In disregard with official requests, Romania’s government and Gabriel Resources decided to play out their dispute behind closed doors.
German farmers divided over EU-Canada trade deal
30-Sep-2016 EurActiv
The German agricultural sector is divided in its opinion of the deal: large farms relish the advantages and small enterprises fear the competition.
Canada’s civil society calls for Chevron’s assets to be frozen so Ecuador judgment can be paid
30-Sep-2016 Friends of the Earth Canada
Some of Canada’s largest environmental, labor and civil society organizations have now joined the growing international community demanding that Chevron clean up its toxic waste in the Ecuadorian Amazon.