Its goal is to stop the proposed free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union. September could prove the pivotal month for the Canada and European Union Comprehensive Economic and Free Trade Agreement (CETA), and Germany could be the key battleground as the treaty’s fate is decided. CETA would eliminate almost all tariffs between Canada and the world’s largest economy, with its 28 member states, 500 million consumers and economic activity valued at $18 trillion. “We always knew the year ahead would be critical for CETA advocacy work.”But the deal seems to become an even tougher sell with each passing week. But the boxes stacked outside the BVerfG on Wednesday represent just one of many obstacles they still have to overcome.

Source: National Post September 01, 2016 00:11 UTC