Obama Administration Gives Up on Pacific Trade Deal

Re:Obama Administration Gives Up on Pacific Trade Deal by nickff on Friday November 11, 2016 @04:22PM (#12934478)

I am sad to say that it seems many countries have gone in the same direction as the United States; the European Union recently rejected a free-ish trade agreement with Canada.

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Re:Obama Administration Gives Up on Pacific Trade Deal by indy on Friday November 11, 2016 @04:29PM (#12934546)

The CETA free trade deal was (eventually) signed (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/30/eu-canada-s...)

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Re:Obama Administration Gives Up on Pacific Trade Deal by ant6n on Friday November 11, 2016 @04:54PM (#12934831)

It was blocked by the provincial parlaiment of Wallonia, but they relented after 2 weeks or so. Most EU citizens didn't get a vote on it.

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Re:Obama Administration Gives Up on Pacific Trade Deal by nickff on Friday November 11, 2016 @05:08PM (#12934936)

Thanks for the update, I was not aware of this development.

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