Brussels, 13/05/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 13 May, the European Commission confirmed to EU member states' trade ministers that it will make a formal proposal to the Council in June for the signature, it is hoped in October, of the Canada-EU trade agreement (CETA). This will then be submitted to the European Parliament for ratification in order for the agreement to provisionally come into force in early 2017.
Dutch trade minister Lilianne Plommen stated that the ministers, who had...