Germany’s top court backs EU-Canada CETA trade deal

‘The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany has given the green light to the government to approve a free trade deal between the European Union and Canada, despite complaints seeking to block the accord.
The court ruled on Thursday against appeals by activists who sought to prevent the government from backing the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) before its ratification by the national parliaments in the EU.
In the southwestern German city of Karlsruhe, some 200,000 citizens, including campaigners and leftist politicians, had earlier asked the court to vote against the pact, arguing that the process was undemocratic due to a lack of parliamentary approval.’
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