On Wednesday, July 3, the French government validated the free trade agreement between the European Union and its Canadian partner and initiated the accelerated procedure on its draft text, which should be ratified on July 17, 2019 by the French National Assembly.
The day before, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe, had stated that the agreement represented "many great opportunities" for French companies and sectors.
In an interview with "Le Monde" (also...