In an opinion compiled by Georgi Pirinski (S&D, Bulgaria) and adopted by 27 votes in favour and 24 against on Thursday 8 December, the European Parliament's employment and social affairs committee calls on the international trade committee to recommend that the whole European Parliament not ratify the EU-Canada free trade agreement (CETA) that was signed on 30 October.
As regards the creation of decent jobs, the empirical data based on real models show, at best, marginal overall increases...