PM Szydło: We will not ratify CETA if it’s ‘unfavourable for Poland’
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
27.10.2016 13:54
Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło said that the country will not ratify any deal which is unfavourable for Poland, referring to the CETA EU-Canada trade agreement.
Polish PM Beata Szydło. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said on Thursday that the country’s politicians had reached a consensus to support the deal.
The parliament of the French-speaking region of Wallonia had originally vetoed the transatlantic deal, but a deadlock was broken following intensive negotiations.
Michel tweeted that: “All parliaments are now able to approve by tomorrow at midnight. Important step for EU and Canada.”
Minutes later, Szydło told a press conference: “Any decisions about the EU-Canada trade deal must be ratified by a majority of two-thirds of the votes in the Polish [parliament]. The government will not agree to introducing solutions which would be unfavourable for Poland.”
Generally, the government in Warsaw sees CETA as beneficial for Poland but has concerns regarding so-called investment arbitration. (rg)