CETA Agreement

Question 1

CETA ?

Answer 1

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Agreement between Canada and the EU
Came into force after years of negotiations

Question 2

Goal?

Answer 2

• decrease tariffs and exported goods
• boost trade by 20% (create new jobs, facilitate business operations by abolishing custom duties, good checks, facilitate mutual recognition of diplomas and regulate investment disputes by creating a new system of courts between investors + increase living standards and work standards

Question 3

Drawbacks of the CETA?

Answer 3

Public services, health might be more expensive or cutting costs for hospitals mean letting go of people + buy cheap material + try to sell more (try to treat more people)
Lot of protests because risk of privatization of public sector + risk of bad organization: health + public sector
Some industries aren’t included in the deal: transport, agriculture