Civil Society Dialogue on the study in support of an ex-post evaluation of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

• Date: 02/06/2025, 15:00-17:00
• Location: WEBEX

Meeting details

Registration closes on: Wednesday 28 May 2025 at 12:00

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The Commission has published a call for tenders for a study to evaluate how CETA has worked in practice. The outcome of this study will feed into the evaluation of CETA, which will take the form of a staff working document to be prepared by the Commission after the end of the project.

In particular, this evaluation will examine:

1. the effectiveness and efficiency of CETA in achieving its policy objectives;
2. CETA’s relevance to current trade and economic needs, and challenges faced by the EU and Canada;
3. the economic, social and environmental (especially climate) impacts of CETA including its effects in/on particular areas/stakeholders: SMEs, consumers, key/sensitive products, preference utilisation rate, specific economic sectors and its contribution to the overall objectives of EU’s trade and investment policy in terms of openness, sustainability and assertiveness, as mentioned in the EU's Trade Policy Review.

Speakers

Lead speakers

• Deputy Head of Unit, D1, Directorate-General for Trade, European Commission
• Consultant, Trade Impact

Moderator

• Civil Society Coordination - Transparency, Civil society and Communication Unit, Directorate-General for Trade, European Commission

Agenda

1. Introduction.
2. Presentation of the draft final report of the study.
3. Open discussion with stakeholders.

The meeting will take place via WEBEX. Webex access code and password will be sent to registered participants. We would be grateful if participants could launch their WEBEX connection at least 30 minutes in advance of the meeting so that any technical problems can be arranged in time before the meeting.