Ceta, comes the signature on the treaty of trade between the Eu and Canada – The Republic

MILAN - After the great fear of not being able to get to put a full stop, came the acronym in a footnote to the treaty of trade between the Eu and Canada known as Ceta. The premier canadian Justin Trudeau, the presidents of the Council and of the european Commission, Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker, the premier of the Slovak Robert Fico, the rotating presidency of the european Council, signed theagreement free trade together with the agreement of policy and strategy, called Spa. The negotiations for the signing of the Ceta have lasted seven years.

To stop a few days ago the agreement had been the Valleys, contrary to the treaty. After an exhausting negotiation, however, the French have turned convinced of the promises of the premier belgian Charles Michel. The Ceta must now go back to the the ratification of the european Parliament and of national parliaments, but that the traps may always be just around the corner, it is clear that they are “cautiously optimistic”, you are limited to say today Tusk. After what happened with Wallonia “anything can happen, because we live in a democracy, and it is good that this is so”, but the Ceta agreement is “less controversial that there is”, for this “I’m cautious but optimistic”.

The signature in the meantime, the start of the ratification of the parliaments of the member States of the Eu. Only once you have completed all the process of ratification of the Ceta will be in effect. It is expected, however, the provisional application, after which the ministers of the Twenty-eight will give their assent and after that the will also gave the Plenary of the european Parliament, probably next January (the session of 16-19 January).

On the Ceta came words of support: “this is an agreement a very important, very advanced, useful to the economies of both parties, and that sets the standard for other agreements of this type, said the High representative for the common foreign and security Policy of the Eu, Federica Mogherini, arriving at the european Council summit, the Eu and Canada. “Historic agreement” that will bring benefits to the economies of the Countries involved, he talked about the canadian Trudeau, adding that “the bonds that unite us, beyond the economic cooperation”. What happened with the Walloon region was an “example of a system that works well. We have worked and shown that this agreement is for the benefit of the people,” he added.

there have been protests in front of the headquarters of the european Council, against the signing of the agreement on free trade: some protesters tried to break police barriers and enter the building. Opponents of Ceta, dressed in white overalls, have launched the paint against the security forces and a dozen of them managed to get close to the entrance where they were blocked by the police and the military. However, at least two have managed to enter the hall of the palace, stopped by the agents. The agreement is an ambitious pact business that aims to increase trade between the Eu and Canada by about 20 billion euros per year. According to the social movements in the Ceta are missing themes such as respect for the environment, the negotiations have been conducted without transparency and the agreement will favor the corporations and not the citizens.

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