In Blow to EU, Byzantine Politics Blocks Canadian Trade Deal

In a major embarrassment to the European Union, a small region of Belgium continued to withhold on Monday its necessary support for a landmark free trade deal that the rest of the bloc and Canada wanted to sign this week. While it remained unclear whether negotiations would resume with the francophone region of Wallonia, it was highly likely that the EU would have to call off Thursday's summit to sign the deal with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.   "We have been...

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