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Italy threatens to ditch EU-Canada free trade deal
By EUobserver
Italy's new agriculture minister Gian Marco Centinaio threatened on Thursday to not ratify the European free trade deal with Canada (CETA) - the EU's first major free trade deal since 2011. Speaking to La Stampa, the far-right League minister said the trade deal did not ensure sufficient protection of Italy's special foods. All 28 EU member states must approve the agreement for it to take full effect.