EU-Canada Trade Pact Faces Constitution Test at German Court
- Activist groups seek injuction against German signature
- Judges hear five cases and plan to issue ruling on Thursday
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Opponents of a controversial EU-Canada trade pact scheduled to be concluded later this month asked Germany’s top court to put the brakes on the deal they claim undermines democratic control and national standards.
Activist groups, national opposition lawmakers and a member of the European parliament are trying to convince the Federal Constitutional Court to make the German government veto the plan at a European Union meeting next week. The judges in Karlsruhe opened hearings on Wednesday and have said they aim to issue an interim ruling on the five lawsuits Thursday morning.