On Thursday 21 September, the chair of the European Parliament’s international trade committee, Bernd Lange (S&D, Germany), and the European Parliament rapporteur on CETA, Artis Pabriks (EPP, Latvia), welcomed the provisional implementation of the EU-Canada free trade deal (CETA) as a historic benchmark for the future.
"CETA sets the benchmark for future EU trade deals, as does its provisional application after the European Parliament’s approval. Like all good trade agreements, it can...