EU-Canada trade deal clears key hurdle as lawmakers defy sentiment
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A CONTESTED European Union-Canada free trade deal cleared a key hurdle on Tuesday as EU lawmakers defied rising anti-globalisation sentiment to back one of Europe's most ambitious accords.
Members of the European Parliament's powerful trade committee voted 25 in favour of the deal, known as CETA, with 15 against, during a heated session in Brussels that was interrupted by a protestor.
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