Reference to Ratifying Canada Trade Deal Omitted From EU Summit Text, Envoy Confirms
Canada’s ambassador to the European Union has confirmed that Brussels removed references to ratifying the Canada-EU trade agreement from a joint statement issued at the end of last week’s summit in Montreal. Jonathan Wilkinson discussed the revised joint statement while testifying before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee on Nov. 5, and confirmed media reports that the EU had removed the wording. Canada and the EU signed an “Alliance for the Future” pact during the two-day Canada-EU summit last week to co-operate more deeply on matters such as energy and security. The joint statement originally emphasized the importance of member states ratifying the nine-year-old Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Canada’s ambassador to the EU confirmed that the European Union removed references to ratifying the Canada-EU trade agreement from a joint statement following a recent summit in Montreal. During the summit, Canada and the EU signed an “Alliance for the Future” pact focusing on energy and security cooperation. The original joint statement had highlighted the significance of member states ratifying the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
- EU removed references to ratifying the Canada-EU trade agreement (CETA) from a joint statement.
- Confirmation came from Canada’s ambassador to the EU, Jonathan Wilkinson, during testimony.
- Canada and the EU signed an “Alliance for the Future” pact at the summit.
- The pact aims for deeper cooperation on energy and security.
- The original statement emphasized member states ratifying CETA.
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