Running counter to the draft opinion put together by Bart Staes (Greens/EFA, Belgium), the European Parliament's environment, public health and food safety (ENVI) committee took a position, by a clear majority on Thursday 12 January, to support ratification of the EU-Canada free trade agreement (CETA).
The ENVI committee members adopted an amendment (by 40 votes in favour, 24 against and one abstention) asking the Parliament's international trade (INTA) committee, which is responsible for...