EU does u-turn on attempt to fast-track ‘toxic’ trade deal

‘Global Justice Now welcome today’s u-turn by the European Commission on the free trade deal between Canada and the EU (the Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement or CETA), saying that CETA will now require ratification by national parliaments like Westminster (a so-called mixed agreement).
The Commission previously argued that  CETA was an ‘EU-only’ treaty, which would have allowed the deal – which campaigners say is a threat to environmental protections, workers’ rights, public services and financial regulation – to pass into force early next year. ‘
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