CETA - Canadian-European Trade Agreement
CETA stands for "Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement" and is a comprehensive economic and trade agreement between the EU and Canada. It was already negotiated in 2009, but was not concluded until September 21, 2017. The aim is to reduce trade barriers and customs duties.In the current composition of the EU, a total of 28 countries are party to the agreement. Together they have 485.81 m inhabitants and thus represent around 6.3% of the world population. The economic performance of all participating countries was most recently 16,937.36 tn US dollars, which corresponds to 19.99% of the world economy.
| Country | Commencement | Population | Area | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 09/21/2017 | 8.92 M | 84,000 km² | 433.26 bn US$ |
| Belgium | 09/21/2017 | 11.56 M | 31,000 km² | 521.86 bn US$ |
| Bulgaria | 09/21/2017 | 6.93 M | 111,000 km² | 69.89 bn US$ |
| Canada | 09/21/2017 | 38.01 M | 9,985,000 km² | 1,645.42 bn US$ |
| Croatia | 09/21/2017 | 4.05 M | 57,000 km² | 57.20 bn US$ |
| Cyprus | 09/21/2017 | 1.21 M | 9,250 km² | 24.61 bn US$ |
| Czechia | 09/21/2017 | 10.70 M | 79,000 km² | 245.34 bn US$ |
| Denmark | 09/21/2017 | 5.83 M | 43,000 km² | 356.08 bn US$ |
| Estonia | 09/21/2017 | 1.33 M | 45,000 km² | 30.65 bn US$ |
| Finland | 09/21/2017 | 5.53 M | 338,000 km² | 269.59 bn US$ |
| France | 09/21/2017 | 67.39 M | 549,000 km² | 2,630.32 bn US$ |
| Germany | 09/21/2017 | 83.24 M | 358,000 km² | 3,846.41 bn US$ |
| Greece | 09/21/2017 | 10.72 M | 132,000 km² | 188.84 bn US$ |
| Hungary | 09/21/2017 | 9.75 M | 93,000 km² | 155.81 bn US$ |
| Ireland | 09/21/2017 | 4.99 M | 70,000 km² | 425.89 bn US$ |
| Italy | 09/21/2017 | 59.55 M | 301,000 km² | 1,888.71 bn US$ |
| Latvia | 09/21/2017 | 1.90 M | 64,000 km² | 33.71 bn US$ |
| Lithuania | 09/21/2017 | 2.79 M | 65,000 km² | 56.55 bn US$ |
| Luxembourg | 09/21/2017 | 0.63 M | 2,590 km² | 73.35 bn US$ |
| Malta | 09/21/2017 | 0.53 M | 320 km² | 14.65 bn US$ |
| Netherlands | 09/21/2017 | 17.44 M | 42,000 km² | 913.87 bn US$ |
| Poland | 09/21/2017 | 37.95 M | 313,000 km² | 596.62 bn US$ |
| Portugal | 09/21/2017 | 10.31 M | 92,000 km² | 228.54 bn US$ |
| Romania | 09/21/2017 | 19.29 M | 238,000 km² | 248.72 bn US$ |
| Slovakia | 09/21/2017 | 5.46 M | 49,000 km² | 105.17 bn US$ |
| Slovenia | 09/21/2017 | 2.10 M | 21,000 km² | 53.59 bn US$ |
| Spain | 09/21/2017 | 47.35 M | 506,000 km² | 1,281.48 bn US$ |
| Sweden | 09/21/2017 | 10.35 M | 447,000 km² | 541.22 bn US$ |
Former member countries
| Country | Exit | Population | Area | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 01/31/2020 | 67.22 M | 244,000 km² | 2,759.80 bn US$ |
Dependent territories
Some of the above-mentioned Member States have other external territories dependent on them. These are not independent states, but they do have some economic and political autonomy. The treaties concluded by the CETA apply to them at least in part. These countries are not listed as official member states.| Country | Region | Dependency |
|---|---|---|
| Åland | Northern Europe | Territory of Finland |
| Aruba | Caribbean | Territorium des Niederländischen Königreiches |
| Bonaire | Caribbean | Territory of the Netherlands |
| Faroe Islands | Northern Europe | Territorium des dänischen Königreiches |
| French Antarctic Lands | Antarctica | Territory of France |
| French Guiana | South America | Territory of France |
| French Polynesia | Polynesia | Territorium Frankreichs |
| Greenland | North America | Territorium des dänischen Königreiches |
| Guadeloupe | Caribbean | Territory of France |
| Martinique | Caribbean | Territory of France |
| Mayotte | Eastern Africa | Territory of France |
| New Caledonia | Melanesia | Territorium Frankreichs |
| Reunion | Eastern Africa | Territory of France |
| Saint Barthelemy | Caribbean | Territory of France |
| Saint Martin | Caribbean | autonomes Territorium des Niederländischen Königreichs |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | North America | Territorium Frankreichs |
| St. Martin | Caribbean | Territory of France |
| Wallis and Futuna | Polynesia | Territorium Frankreichs |