CETA: the Belgian Government reached an agreement with Walonią ws. consent to the signing of the agreement – Interfax

Michelle said in response to concerns expressed in the Treaty CETA through Walonię, the region of Brussels and the community francuskojęzyczną, were agreed a joint Declaration. She was transferred to the bodies of the European Union: Council of the Union and of the European Commission, for Belgian agreement must be approved by other EU partners.

About the opponents in the Walloon region, in relation to CETA began in the beginning of this week. – We are not ready, – has declared then the Prime Minister Charles Michel. In a highly sfederalizowanej Belgium Prime Minister (also frankofon) cannot give consent to the signature on the CETA agreement without mutual consent Walonów, niderlandzkojęzycznych the Flemish government and the capital region of Brussels.

Thursday, October 27 was the scheduled EU – Canada, which should lead to signing an agreement CETA. Due to the lack of agreement Belgium the summit was cancelled. Not speculating on a new period, the peak – told the press Secretary of the head of the European Council Donald Tusk Preben Aamann. He added that “Canada remains ready to sign this important agreement, which will be ready for this European Union.” On CH 11 meeting of EU ambassadors on CETA.

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CETA liberalizuje trade between Canada and the EU

Talks with Walonią affect not only the main text of CETA as “Declaration interpretującej”. Walończycy note that the CETA, in particular, can serve to lower environmental standards and changes in codes of individual countries. During the last weekend they also demanded, in particular, guarantee that stored in the CETA system of extrajudicial arbitration between private investors and governments of the EU does not infringe upon the sovereignty of the authorities to protect the public good.

Negotiations on CETA ended in September 2014. The contract should abolish nearly all duties and barriers pozataryfowe and zliberalizować trade in services between the EU and Canada. The European Commission in early July, invited the member States signing the Treaty. When it’s done, and will vote for the European Parliament, the agreement will enter into force temporarily (which means it takes effect only trade part of the agreement, and the investment will be suspended). Final ratification will belong to the parliaments of the EU countries and Canada.

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Jean-Claude Juncker: we Need CETA

- Us trade agreement with Canada. This is the best deal I’ve ever the hotel was sounded last week by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. He added that if the EU will not be able to complete the Treaty with Canada, can not imagine how to could include trade agreements with other parts of the world.

Agreement with Walonią said today at a press conference, Prime Minister Beata awl. – Any decisions that would have failed against the EU trade agreement – Canada, they have to be in Poland, approved by a two-thirds majority of the votes. Will not permit the government to impose solutions that would be unfavourable for Poland, she said.

a Contract that is highly controversial and the protests of some environments obawiających weakening of workers ‘ rights, environmental standards and food safety, as well as the growing influence of large corporations.