CETA : l’Assemblée vote pour la ratification du controversé traité de libre-échange

French members of Parliament leaves the National Assembly hemicycle after a vote to ratify the CETA during a session at the French National Assembly in Paris on July 23, 2019 as screens indicated the result of the vote which has been voted by 266 votes for and 213 against the bill. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) went into effect in practically its entirety in September 2017 and so far has been ratified by 13 of the 28 European Union member states and Canada. The pact removes tariffs on nearly all goods and services between Canada and Europe, which the EU says eliminates 590 million euros ($890 million Canadian/$665 million) in customs duties each year. / AFP / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN