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Leo Varadkar says Ireland’s delay in ratifying EU-Canada trade deal sends out ‘wrong message’ to world Michelle Devane Updated: 14:04, 26 May 2021 IRELANDs delay in ratifying the EU-Canada trade deal sends out the "wrong message" to the world, the Tanaiste has warned. Leo Varadkar said Ireland has an "even bigger" responsibility as a champion of free trade since Brexit and that ratification of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta) "drifting indefinitely" would ne...

The agreement removes most trade barriers on imports between both regions.

  The Canadian government has insisted the contentious investor resolution mechanism of its trade agreement with the EU will not have a “chilling effect” on European governments including Ireland when drafting environmental, public health or labour laws. Senior Canadian diplomats based in Dublin and Brussels, as well as the Ireland Canada Business Association, spoke at a virtual meeting of the Oireachtas committee on European on Tuesday. It is scrutinising the Comprehensive Economic ...

Canadians will be able to buy cheaper Irish booze from this month. Two Canadian provinces have pledged to slash local alcohol levies on European imports after an audit under the EU-Canada trade deal. The deal has been in place provisionally since 2017 but has yet to be formally ratified by Ireland and 11 other EU countries. According to the Irish Whiskey Association (IWA), Ontario will reduce levies by 42pc from this week, while Quebec is to cut its ‘cost-of-service-differential’ by 16.4pc...

Colleagues complained they were ‘blindsided’ by move, which might endanger progress on other policy issues

Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan has spoken out in support of her colleague Deputy Patrick Costello who has begun a private legal action against the Government's proposals to ratify the EU-Canada trade agreement called CETA.

The Minister for Housing, however, has said the scheme will help young prospective homeowners out of a “rental trap”.

Green Party TD lodges High Court challenge over controversial CETA trade deal The trade deal has divided the Green Party with Costello and TD Neasa Hourigan signalling they will not back the deal. By Cónal Thomas Wednesday 3 Mar 2021, 10:01 AM Mar 3rd 2021, 10:01 AM 18,562 Views 0 Comments TD Patrick Costello TD Patrick Costello A GREEN PART...

Green party TD: Legal opinion that Ceta deal is unconstitutional High Court challenge against controversial trade agreement between EU and Canada Green Party TD Patrick Costello — pictured in February 2020 prior to his election to Dáil Éireann — is challenging his Government colleagues about the Ceta trade deal. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Wed, 03 Mar, 2021 - 10:31 Aoife Moore, Political Correspondent The Green Party TD who lodged a High Court challenge against the Government says ...

Leo Varadkar said Patrick Costellos argument that was he taking the case as a private individual and not an elected member of Government didnt ...