EU-Canada deal to sidestep investor rules for now
Vattenfall filed a lawsuit after Berlin introduced environmental requirements for coal-fired power plants. (Vattenfall)
An investor clause that would allow North American companies to challenge environmental legislation in EU countries will probably not be included in the EU-Canada trade agreement, at least for the time being.
The Slovakian Presidency of the EU Council said in mid-July that it would try to get the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) signed in October, and that the controversial rules will not be included in the provisional application of the agreement.