Ceta: EU 'not capable' of signing Canada deal, Freeland says

A trade deal between the EU and Canada is on the brink of collapse because a Belgian region with a population of just 3.6 million opposes it. An emotional Canadian Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland left the talks in Brussels, saying the EU was “not capable” of signing a trade agreement. Belgium, the only country blocking accord, needed consent from the regional parliament of Wallonia. The wide-ranging deal, seven years in the making, was to be signed next week.Belgium-Canada Ceta trade dispute bedevils EU summitSpeaking outside the seat of the Walloon government, Ms Freeland told reporters: “It seems evident for me …
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