Dutch activists on Saturday said they have garnered about two-thirds of the signatures needed to force the government to hold a referendum on the new EU-Canada trade pact, in what might prove a fresh setback to the deal.
Wirtschaftsminister Sigmar Gabriel hat private Schiedsgerichte für Investoren bisher kritisiert. Ein internes Papier zeigt nun: Er wirbt für ihren Erhalt.
Just days after rejecting the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in a nationwide vote, the Dutch parliament has passed a motion rejecting provisional application of the EU-Canada trade deal, known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). With 44 votes for and 22 against, the Walloon parliament pushed through a resolution requesting the regional government not to grant full powers to the Belgian federal executive to sign the CETA deal .
Neun Tage nach dem „Nein“ zum EU-Ukraine Assoziierungsabkommen wollen die holländischen Wähler nun auch ein Referendum zur transatlantischen Handels- und Investitionspartnerschaft (TTIP).