French Senate rejects Ceta free trade agreement between EU and Canada. This is a snub for the government, which is in favor of it.
Environmentalists, socialists and a large part of the Republican senators were opposed to this treaty. Ceta, which notably eliminates customs duties on 98% of products traded between the European Union and Canada, is strongly criticized. Currently ten member states have not completed the ratification process, and only one has rejected it: Nicosia, which allows the agreement to continue to apply.