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I spoke with @aliceeire at the launch of this report in 2017 by the Comhlámh Trade Justice group. There are real and serious social implications of the CETA agreement for Ireland, Europe, Canada, and the global South
The text of the CETA (EU-Canada “mega-regional” trade & investment) deal was agreed between the EU and Canada in 2016, but needs to be ratified by every EU member state to come fully into force. Only around half have done so far, partly because of mass activism across Europe
Things have been relatively quiet on the Irish front since 2017. But the Irish government has now put it the onto the parliamentary agenda for this Tuesday – presumably to try guillotine through a ratification vote with minimum time & space for opposition
"New generation" deals like CETA go way beyond basic trade flows: everything from trade in goods & services to finance & intellectual property, (de)regulation in all sectors of the economy, plus substantial rights & protections for investors -the C in CETA is for 'comprehensive'
The implications and risks are huge for worker's rights, environmental protection, public health, food standards, for small farmers, public services - for democracy
Comhl\xe1mh is concerned that the government is moving to ratify the EU Canada Trade Deal known as CETA.https://t.co/l8kQN219Ux pic.twitter.com/DWSkJVbmgB
— Comhl\xe1mh (@Comhlamh) December 12, 2020
The text of the CETA (EU-Canada “mega-regional” trade & investment) deal was agreed between the EU and Canada in 2016, but needs to be ratified by every EU member state to come fully into force. Only around half have done so far, partly because of mass activism across Europe
Things have been relatively quiet on the Irish front since 2017. But the Irish government has now put it the onto the parliamentary agenda for this Tuesday – presumably to try guillotine through a ratification vote with minimum time & space for opposition
Government is attempting to pass CETA on Tuesday, in the Christmas rush to avoid media & debate. If signed, this trade treaty will allow multinational companies to sue Ireland if we bring in strong climate & social rights protections. It will also likely decimate family farming. https://t.co/9rZGiaGscZ
— Sin\xe9ad Mercier (@sineadmercier) December 12, 2020
"New generation" deals like CETA go way beyond basic trade flows: everything from trade in goods & services to finance & intellectual property, (de)regulation in all sectors of the economy, plus substantial rights & protections for investors -the C in CETA is for 'comprehensive'
The implications and risks are huge for worker's rights, environmental protection, public health, food standards, for small farmers, public services - for democracy