Ceta: EU parliament backs free trade deal with Canada
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[QUOTE]he European Parliament has approved a landmark free trade deal with Canada.
EU lawmakers backed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta) by 408-254 votes despite crowds of protesters contesting the deal outside.
It means parts of the deal, such as tariff reduction, will come into force eight years after negotiations began.
But other, more controversial aspects of the deal, such as the investor court system, will require ratification by EU member states which could take years.
[url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38979901[/url][/QUOTE]
I read the title and got the impression this is a good thing, I honestly havent heard of this before. Why are there protests?
thats fuckin great
[QUOTE=spazthemax;51828666]I read the title and got the impression this is a good thing, I honestly havent heard of this before. Why are there protests?[/QUOTE]
Either they're reactionaries OR there's some bad shit in the bill like with TPP
now we're gonna get all dat maple syrup
[QUOTE=spazthemax;51828666]Why are there protests?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=]investor court system,"[/QUOTE]
[url]http://ttip2016.eu/files/content/docs/Full%20documents/investment_court_system_isds_in_disguise_10_reasons_why_the_eus_proposal_doesnt_fixed_a_flawed_system_english_version_0.pdf[/url]
Anything with the words "investor court system" is going to be bad news.
Ah, yes, I remember now. [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investor-state_dispute_settlement[/url]
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