The head of the Belgian region of Wallonia is still refusing to sign off on a EU-Canada trade accord and asked that a visit by the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, be delayed. EU struggles to keep Canada trade deal on track Read morePaul Magnette, the head of government of Wallonia, spoke a day after he received an ultimatum of Friday to allow Belgium’s federal government to endorse the huge trade deal, known as Ceta. Magnette was then set to meet the EU trade commissioner, Cecilia Malmström, and Belgium’s pro-Ceta foreign minister, Didier Reynders, in Brussels later in the day. Magnette warned the commission, which handles EU trade talks, that his demands could only be met by reopening negotiations with Canada that were formally concluded two years ago. Canada's trade deal with EU a model for Brexit?

Source: The Guardian October 19, 2016 16:28 UTC