on Tuesday, the government discussed the matter of the free trade agreement with Canada. If we are waiting for the Bay of genetically modified products, lower production standards, or standards in the field of environmental protection and labor rights? – Here we are talking about a billion dollars, and that doesn’t play a role, emphasizes Martin Wojtalik, expert of the Institute of Global Responsibility.
From unofficial information published in the media, it follows that among the members of the government, a supporter of the CETA agreement is the Deputy Prime Matthew Morawiecki. And Zbigniew Ziobro, stood at the head of the Department of justice, has a lot of reservations.
Przemyslaw Ciszak, money.pl the European Commission stresses that CETA will lead to the elimination of 99 percent. duties between EU and Canada. Due to this, you can count on the benefits of about 11 billion euros for Uni 8 billion for Canada. Even the Polish government proves that we still have 450 million dollars over 5 years on exports. This is probably good news for us?
Martin Wojtalik, Institute of Global Responsibility: This is only a very optimistic assessment. If we take only into consideration, there would be nothing to argue about. Nevertheless, the CETA agreement is not only expected profits but also a real threat. For the balance lead as American studies, published just three weeks ago. The experts used the model for forecasting the economic agreement CETA. The application was not so optimistic. It turns out that the result of the signing of this agreement may be the loss of even 200 thousand. jobs in Europe.
Before signing of the agreement comply with Canadians. Maude Barlow, winner of the alternative Nobel prize, and activist in the fight for fair trade tracts, encourages European organizations, belonged to the priority agreement CETA, which is currently more dangerous than TTIP. Where such a position?
In the case of CETA, the negotiations were completed. There is neither time nor possibilities to have something to change about her. We can accept or block. On TTIP, the negotiations are still ongoing, despite the fact that in the case of przystanęły. I say “yet” because I do not believe in the message that TTIP was already dead.
Despite the fact that opposition to it is much stronger than in the case of CETA?
– I Think this is a tactical move with the aim of blunting vigilance against its canadian counterpart. Americans are as forpocztę CETA for TTIP.
there are even voices suggesting that CETA can be used as a back gate, in the event of failure of the TTIP for American companies which operate on the territory of Canada within the child companies?
Even very specific voice. Such a place is, for example, the Board of the National Council of Agricultural Chambers, which determines CETA as an insurance policy for international corporations in the event of failure of the TTIP. The definition of a foreign investor in the agreement with Canada allows for multiple American companies to sue the countries of the Union. It is particularly important that the fate of TTIP is not yet known, and CETA is already at the gate.
well, but you would think that the canadian standards should be closer to European than American, to whom we have to defend. So we have really something to fear?
Canada as we know it – who cares about the environment and friendly people to work there, and it happened in the last 20 years as a result of the agreement the North American Free Trade Area, the so-called KEROSENE. Today agriculture Canada is very similar to the American. As if we are talking about scale, and in terms of the technology used. It’s actually industrial food production.
, And then returns to the question of the application of flour of muscle and bone, hormones or flooding the market with food a GMO?
it Should be noted that Canada is one of the three largest manufacturers of food products are genetically modified in the world. CETA can therefore lead to increasing imports in the European market for genetically modified canola oil, corn, soybeans and sugar beets.
last year the Canadians, apparently, also agreed on the sale of genetically modified apples, and in may of this year, genetically modified salmon company AquaBounty has been approved for sale as a food product. This is actually the first case when the genetically modified animal allowed remain for the nutrition of humans and animals. At a time when the CETA will lead to the abolition of customs duties we can expect canadian salmon in Europe?
By assumption, standards in Europe are not changed. The canadian exporter will not be able, in theory, marketed market that the EU has not approved for use. In practice will be a powerful pressure on European regulators to allow more and more products, recognized in Canada for a healthy. It will not work for a specific entry in the CETA agreement, but because of the high pressure exporters, companies and powerful corporations.
And it’s not just in the focus thread. For corporations, the nationality does not matter. Loud the merger of Monsanto with Bayerem shows that the elastic a European company can have the very same goal with a huge us concern.
This confirms that the consequences of the agreement of the European Union with Canada will have a significant impact on citizens.
Here we are talking about a billion dollars, and that doesn’t play a role. CETA is not only an economic Pact. Bilateral trade agreements of this type, as well as European-American TTIP, regulate many areas of public life. This is a very specific tool of the present form of globalization, with its advantages and disadvantages. In the early 90-ies. also we were promised that KEROSENE, will bring considerable profit. The social consequences of this agreement was negative for all parties and in Mexico, Canada and the USA are still being felt today.
In the framework of the CETA agreement there is a clause saying that the state has no right to enter the settings for limiting the size of the pot. Isn’t it an alarming signal to Europe, which only raises the financial crisis?
in Particular, they write in Chapter 13. of this agreement. It is a tool to deepen the mechanisms of globalization of financial markets, which still existed – and, as demonstrated by the global crisis – has failed. In the same section also says nieograniczaniu of foreign capital in financial institutions.
In the case of both treaties like TTIP and CETA, a lot of controversy raises the question of arbitral tribunals. In the canadian version of the ISDS (Investor-state dispute settlement – that is, mechanism of dispute settlement state-investor) has been upgraded. Replaced it, however, a new mechanism so-called ICS, which should make things more control and become more pure and transparent.
– It is rather cosmetic changes. Under the guise of several positive changes smuggles the main disadvantage of arbitration, which remains unchanged. It gives more rights and privileges to foreign investors, which at the same time refuses to domestic companies. Currently 21 of the 28 countries of the EU is irrelevant in investment arbitration in relations with Canada. They make up 95 percent. the EU economy. After signing the agreement, CETA, with 5 percent. the economy of the European wyrokom court of arbitration will be subject to the European economy by 100 percent.
Question of the court of arbitration has excited the Minister Ziobrę that argument against CETA puts there is no guarantee that when the case goes to arbitration, the judges will not be representative of Poland.
Is very little real scenario, to be able to prepare the Pole, composed of judges of the arbitration courts. Moreover, there is the elite of the judges of the former ISDS. In the case that the CETA agreement with the EU will be selected by five judges, five of the independent countries and five from Canada. Even if I managed to place in the top five of the Pole, it changes nothing. Would mean that in the panel of three will be one arbitrator, which may contain Polish specific. It’s not enough to have something impact. It is only the illusion of control.
on Tuesday, the government discussed the matter of CETA. In your opinion, Russia and the EU have expressed support for the free trade agreement with Canada ?
Fundamental objections to this agreement at the governmental level in some European countries, e.g. in Belgium, Austria, and Hungary. Poland was the fourth element, as in the Polish government there is no consensus on the adoption of CETA. If at least one of them will be decided on blocking this agreement, with only one vote against, the agreement will not be accepted at EU level and will need further discussion.
There is a compromise that zabezpieczałby the interests of States, societies and limited, however, big business and corporations?
the Desire that the deal fell through is huge. Hypothetically there is a form of Treaty with Canada, which would be beneficial to society, but it came a lot of changes and concessions from global businesses. As you know, this is their costs.
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