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French Senate Votes On Controversial CETA Free Trade Deal

File photo dated April 29, 2010 shows a major spring snowstorm dumped over 20 centimeters of snow on southern Alberta leaving thousands without power. Cattle make their way through snowy trees to their feed in a blizzard near Cremona, Alta, Canada. The French government on Thursday faces a risky vote on the controversial CETA trade deal between the EU and Canada in the Senate where an unlikely alliance between left and right hopes to torpedo the pact. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has been in force provisionally since 2017, but requires ratification in all European Union member countries to take full effect. Cattle farmers have always been among the main opponents of CETA. They feared that lower tariffs on Canadian meat imports would lead to unfair competition. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mediterranean EU countries urge concrete action against illegal migration

STORY: Mediterranean EU countries urge concrete action against illegal migration DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:10 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of leaders arriving 2. various of working sessions 3. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. The needs of front-line EU countries that receive the bulk of migrants must be "adequately met" by, for example, boosting surveillance operations at the EU's external borders to break up human trafficking networks, said a joint statement issued at the end of Friday's Med9 Summit in Malta. Apart from Malta, countries participating in the one-day meeting included France, Greece, Italy, Croatia, Cyprus, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain. They also called for a new approach to improve the rate o

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MALTA-MDINA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT-PRESS CONFERENCE

(230929) -- MDINA (MALTA), Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela (C, Rear) speaks at a press conference after the Med9 Summit in Mdina, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT

(230929) -- VALLETTA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela (2nd L) shakes hands with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa in Valletta, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT

(230929) -- VALLETTA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela (2nd L) shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Valletta, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT

(230929) -- VALLETTA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela (2nd R) shakes hands with European Council President Charles Michel in Valletta, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT

(230929) -- VALLETTA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela (C) shakes hands with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic in Valletta, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-MDINA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT-PRESS CONFERENCE

(230929) -- MDINA (MALTA), Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (2nd L) speaks at a press conference after the Med9 Summit in Mdina, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-MDINA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT-PRESS CONFERENCE

(230929) -- MDINA (MALTA), Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R, Rear) speaks at a press conference after the Med9 Summit in Mdina, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT

(230929) -- VALLETTA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Leaders taking part in the Med9 Summit pose for a group photo in Valletta, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT

(230929) -- VALLETTA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela (2nd R) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron in Valletta, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT

(230929) -- VALLETTA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela (2nd L) shakes hands with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in Valletta, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT

(230929) -- VALLETTA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela (2nd L) shakes hands with Spanish State Secretary for the European Union Pascual Ignacio Navarro Rios in Valletta, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-MDINA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT-PRESS CONFERENCE

(230929) -- MDINA (MALTA), Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of nine southern European countries attend a press conference after the Med9 Summit in Mdina, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT

(230929) -- VALLETTA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela (L) shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Valletta, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT

(230929) -- VALLETTA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela (2nd L) shakes hands with Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob in Valletta, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-MEDITERRANEAN EU COUNTRIES-MED9 SUMMIT

(230929) -- VALLETTA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela (C-L) shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Valletta, Malta, on Sept. 29, 2023. Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a new migration and asylum deal before next year's European Parliament elections, and to step up efforts to prevent departures from North Africa. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HAINAN-CICPE-RCEP MEMBER COUNTRIES (CN)

(230412) -- HAIKOU, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the booth of Singaporean traditional Chinese medicine maker Eu Yan Sang at the third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 12, 2023. The third China International Consumer Products Expo held in the southern province of Hainan has seen active participation from enterprises of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries, such as Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Thailand. The enterprises come from important consumer sectors like fragrances and flavors, cosmetics, food, and health products. By attending the expo, enterprises of RCEP member countries not only have the opportunity to enhance their brand image, but also to take advantage of the expo's spillover effects and Hainan's tax exemption policies to enter the vast Chinese consumer market. (Xinhua/Wang Zecong)