CETA ratification process: Recent developments

Abstract:

On 28 October 2016, the Council of the European Union decided to sign the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and on 15 February 2017 the European Parliament gave its consent to the agreement's conclusion. As CETA is a mixed agreement, the EU Member States are currently in the process of ratifying it in accordance with their constitutional requirements. Only after all have done so, can the Council adopt a decision to conclude CETA, after which the agreement will enter into force.

EurActiv, 29.06.17: Trudeau pushes EU to apply free trade pact provisionally http://www.euractiv.com/section/ceta/news/trudeau-pushes-eu-to-apply-free-trade-pact-provisionally/

European Commission: DG Communication: STATEMENT/17/1959, 08.07.17: EU and Canada agree to set a date for the provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. Statement by Mr Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission and Mr Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-1959_en.htm

EurActiv, 10.07.17: EU, Canada agree start of free trade agreement http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-canada-agree-start-of-free-trade-agreement/

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