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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Antoine MAIGNAN

France Faces High-risk Vote On EU-Canada Free Trade Deal

CETA has sparked protests across the EU, including in Germany (Credit: AFP)

The French government on Thursday faces a risky vote on a controversial trade deal between the EU and Canada in the Senate where an unlikely alliance between left and right hopes to torpedo the pact.

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has been in force provisionally since 2017, but requires ratification in all European Union member countries to take full effect.

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