How Belgium could block Brexit
The eight local parliaments have to agree to an international treaty. Therefore, every European treaty (such as the Treaty of Lisbon) have to pass not only through the Belgian federal…
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Malmström on EU-Canada Trade Agreement: “European Commission hopes CETA will enter into force provisionally while ratification process takes place”
The European Commission has decided to allow member states to vote on the CETA trade deal. The Commission originally said it was purely for the EU to ratify. Isn’t the…
The Guardian: Think TTIP is a threat to democracy? There’s another trade deal that’s already signed
TTIP is not alone. Its smaller sister deal between the EU and Canada is called Ceta (the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement). Ceta is just as dangerous as TTIP, says Nick Dearden, director…