Emmanuel Macronโ€™s lonely battle to defend the EU-Canada trade deal

French lawmakers, and even Macronโ€™s new ministers, want to stop CETA โ€”ย but that doesnโ€™t mean they will be able to.

Belgiumโ€™s make-or-break election, explained

A triple vote could shake up Belgian politics, or drive it into gridlock.

Macron may ignore the French Parliament if CETA is rejected

With the Senate having just rejected the trade agreement with Canada (CETA) and a new rejection looming in the National Assembly just before the European elections, France could ignore this decision. The opposition is denouncing this as an anti-democra…

French Senate rejects EU-Canada free trade deal

The French Senate has rejected by a large majority the trade agreement between the EU and Canada, provisionally in force since 2017, because of its potential impact on French livestock farming, signalling more difficulties for the final ratification of…

French Senate rejects EU-Canada free-trade agreement

France’s Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly voted against a free-trade agreement between the EU and Canada thanks to an unusual alliance in the upper house between left and right wing opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron.ย 

French senators reject EU-Canada trade deal amid farmer unrest

Left- and right-wing opposition parties team up to deliver rebuke to Emmanuel Macron.

French parliament split ahead of EU-Canada trade agreement vote

French parliamentarians are sharply divided on whether or not to ratify the EU-Canada free trade agreement, following farming protestors’ heavy condemnation of trade measures that they argue create unfair competition.

EU announces new โ€˜interpretationโ€™ of Canada trade deal in bid to ensure ratification

The European Commission and Canada have agreed on the “interpretationโ€ of parts of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) that relate to investor protection from environmental regulation, in a push by Brussels to persuade member states t…

Trudeau, EU leaders talk Ukraine and climate at Canada summit

The leaders of Canada and the European Union reiterated on Friday (24 November) strong support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion, while pledging to deepen coordination on climate efforts.