Leo Varadkar: Ceta trade deal 'should have been ratified ages ago'

Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said the ratification of the EU-Canada trade deal by Ireland would be a important signal to Canadian companies that this is a place where you should be placing your European business, comparing how Ireland markets itself to large multinational firms in the US.
Ireland risks falling into a “laggard group” if it delays any further the ratification of the controversial EU-Canada trade deal.
Some other EU countries have already ratified the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta) and Mr Varadkar said the good deal for Ireland “should have been ratified ages ago”.