The Great CETA Swindle - Signing Of Trade Deal Hits Last Minute Glitch - TruePublica
By Corporate Europe Observatory (This article is edited down by 5,000 words – Read the full article HERE)
Today, Belgium followed a ‘no’ vote by two of its regional Parliaments
on the controversial EU-Canada trade deal CETA, temporarily blocking the
first step towards the treaty’s ratification in a meeting of EU trade
ministers. A close look at the CETA – and a recent declaration designed
by Brussels and Ottawa to reassure critics and gain support for its
ratification – shows that concerns over CETA are well-founded.
Behind the PR attempts by the Canadian Government and
the European Commission to sell CETA as a progressive agreement, it
remains what it always has been: an attack on democracy, workers, and
the environment.
