Posted on 08/31/2016 4:04:54 PM PDT by Olog-hai
More than 125,000 Germans have filed the largest citizen lawsuit in German history against the controversial proposed CETA trade deal between Canada and the EU.
The lawsuit’s power of attorney letters filled some 70 boxes and were brought by truck on Wednesday to Germany’s top court located in Karlsruhe, the Constitutional Court.
The proposed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) would eliminate about 98 percent of the tariffs between the EU and Canada, but it has been condemned by opponents who say it will too greatly expand the power of corporations and may lower certain EU standards for things like food safety and production, in favor of businesses. …
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A taste of TAFTA and the TPP. The world’s animals will sue your small business. Brexit from this sht.
The EU was created to protect the EU and screw everyone else
Canadian Prime Minister Truedope thinks that it easier to do trade deals with the EU than with 28 (soon to be 27) separate countries.
In fact, negotiating with the EU is like negotiating with 27 monkeys and an unknown number of organ grinders.
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