Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed MEPs during the plenary session on 24 March. On Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he stressed that NATO and the EU are more resolved and united than ever and that pressure on Putin must be increased. Parliament President Roberta Metsola said Canada was an ally and precious partner of the EU. “Our relationship has withstood the test of time”, she said. 
Canada´s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the first Canadian PM to address the European Parliament on February 2017, one day after the European Parliament approved the EU-Canada trade agreement.

The collaboration between the EU and Canada, based on shared values, a long history of close cooperation, and strong people-to-people ties, has been considerably strengthened in the last few years. 

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is the result of the positive developments in EU-Canada trade relations that have taken place over the past decade. It has considerably improved the economic, trade and investment relationship between the EU and Canada, opening up the markets to one another’s goods, services and investments, including public procurement.

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The CETA negotiations were launched in May 2009 and concluded in September 2014. The EU and Canada signed the agreement on 30 October 2016. In 2015 the EU imported goods from Canada worth €28.3 billion and exported goods to it worth €35.2 billion, a figure that is expected to rise by more than 20% when the agreement is implemented in full.

The CETA will remove customs duties, end restrictions on access to public contracts, open-up the services market, offer predictable conditions for investors and help prevent illegal copying of EU innovations and traditional products. 
In response to parliamentary pressure, the controversial investor-state-dispute settlement mechanism was replaced by the Investment Court System so as to ensure government control over the choice of arbitrators and enhance transparency.

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT) EP President; TRUDEAU, Justin Canadian Prime Minister

Plenary session Week 7 2017 in Strasbourg - Address by Justin TRUDEAU - Canadian Prime Minister

TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT) - EP President; TRUDEAU Justin ; WELLE, Klaus ; WINKLER Markus

Joint press statement of Antonio TAJANI - EP President and Justin TRUDEAU - Canadian Prime Minister

Justin TRUDEAU, Canadian Prime Minister; TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT) - EP President; Jaume DUCH

Visit of Justin TRUDEAU - Canadian Prime Minister to the European Parliament in Strasbourg

VERHOFSTADT, Guy (ALDE, BE) ; Justin TRUDEAU - Canadian Prime Minister ; WEBER, Manfred (EPP, DE) ; TAJANI, Antonio - EP President

Guy VERHOFSTADT and Manfred WEBER meets with Justin TRUDEAU, Canadian Prime Minister

TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT) - EP President; TRUDEAU, Justin

Antonio TAJANI - EP President meets with Justin TRUDEAU - Canadian Prime Minister

Plenary session Week 7 2017 in Strasbourg  Vote CETA

INTA Committee meeting - Vote on ' Conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part '

Statement by Cecilia MALMSTRÖM during the meeting of the EP Committee on International Trade on the new trade agreements, on the trade relationship with China, on the US new tariffs on steel and aluminium and on the negotiations with Chile.

Opening statement by Cecilia MALMSTRÖM, EC Member in charge of Trade at the INTA Committee

During the EP&nbsp;formal sitting in Strasbourg, address by Justin TRUDEAU, Canadian Prime Minister after an introduction by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

Address by Justin TRUDEAU, Canadian Prime Minister: extracts from the formal sitting

During the EP Plenary session (13-16/02) in Strasbourg,&nbsp;Justin TRUDEAU, Canadian Prime Minister visits the EP in Strasbourg. Arrival, welcome by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Canadian and European anthems, signing of the Golden Book and meeting&nbsp;

Visit by Justin TRUDEAU, Canadian Prime Minister to the EP in Strasbourg: ambiance shots and extracts of the arrival

During the EP Plenary session (13-16/02) in Strasbourg, Antonio TAJANI, EP President and by Justin Trudeau, Canadian Prime Minister, express themselves&nbsp;in&nbsp;front of the press.&nbsp;

Joint press conference by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and by Justin Trudeau, Canadian Prime Minister: extracts

Illustrations demonstrations against CETA

During the EP Plenary session (13-16/02) in Strasbourg, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Marietje SCHAAKE (ALDE, NL), Anne-Marie MINEUR (GUE/NGL, NL), Yannick JADOT (Greens/EFA, FR), Tiziana BEGHIN (EFDD, IT) and Marine LE PEN (ENF, FR). express themselves on EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

EU-Canada CETA: extracts from the debate

During the EP Plenary session (13-16/02) in Strasbourg, Antonio TAJANI, EP President, opens the vote&nbsp;on EU-Canada Comprehensice Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).&nbsp;The&nbsp;results are: 408 votes in favour, 254 against and 33 abstentions. The text is adopted.

EU-Canada CETA: extracts from the vote

During the EP Plenary session (13-16/02) in Strasbourg, opening statements&nbsp;of the debate on EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) by Artis PABRIKS (EPP, LV), Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK), Cecilia MALMSTROM, Member of the EC in charge of Trade, Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK), Georgi PIRINSKI (S&amp;D, BG), rapporteur, and Bart STAES (Greens/EFA, BE).

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