Top German court hears challenge to EU-Canada trade deal
Activists want to stop its implementation before ratification by all EU states
Karlsruhe, Germany
GERMANY'S Constitutional Court on Wednesday began hearing a legal challenge to a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement that could paralyse the accord.
Three German activist groups handed in 125,000 signatures to the court in August in opposition to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which they fear will undermine workers' rights and worsen standards for consumers.
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