Nine EU member states have not yet ratified the CETA trade agreement.

Omissions

• The count is sensitive to a single recent ratification: the European Commission page lists nine pending states (Slovenia no longer among them), whereas sources from mid/late 2026 (Euronews, 2026-09-21; Carleton University CETA Ratification Tracker) still list ten, including Slovenia. The speaker's figure of nine is therefore correct only if Slovenia's ratification was completed shortly before the session.
• The figure counts national parliamentary ratification only; CETA has been provisionally applied since 21 September 2017, so the agreement is largely in force despite the pending ratifications — context the speaker did not provide.
• The European Commission page carries no visible publication/update date, so its exact vintage relative to 2026-10-21 cannot be established from the search results.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — DG Trade, EU-Canada agreements"Currently, 18 EU Member States have completed their national ratification processes for CETA. Nine EU Member States still need to ratify CETA at national level: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, and Poland."
• AcademicCarleton University — CETA Ratification Tracker"Member states that have not ratified CETA include the following: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, and Slovenia." (ten states listed; as of August 2024, 17 member states had completed domestic ratification)
• SecondaryEuronews — What is CETA and why is the EU-Canada trade deal still in limbo"The EU-Canada trade deal has been provisionally in force since 2017, but ten EU countries have still not ratified it."