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  • One Tiny Belgian Region Blocks International Trade Deal : The Two-Way : NPR
    http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/21/498883387/one-tiny-belgian-region-blocks-international-trade-deal

    As the Wall Street Journal reports, Paul Magnette, the Walloon president, briefed his parliament saying that there had been too little democratic debate over free trade and the negative impacts of globalization.

    (In French): An emotional @cafreeland speaks after EU trade deal talks collapse in Wallonia. https://t.co/ZJxWw7yaPW #cdnpoli #hw pic.twitter.com/rta45ZXqnn
    — John Paul Tasker (@JPTasker) October 21, 2016

    "He told Walloon lawmakers Friday he has nothing against Canada but wants to curb the power of corporations in future EU trade agreements with the U.S. and other countries.

    “He acknowledged that his region’s parliament got to play this role ’by chance’ and said that many in Europe likely regretted granting it this power.

    ” ’But the moment we are given this power, it’s logical we use it,’ he said. While EU trade deals don’t usually have to be ratified by legislatures, the commission decided in July that the 38 national and regional parliaments across the bloc should get a say on CETA. The move came in response to criticism from many European capitals, including Berlin, that the step shouldn’t be decided only in Brussels, amid opposition against what critics said were opaque deals the public had no say in."

    #CETA #Europe #Wallonie #Belgique