October 27, 2016 5:46 PM

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Belgium reaches consensus on EU-Canada free trade agreement

Belgian political leaders have reached a consensus in support of the Ceta trade deal between the European Union and Canada. Prime Minister Charles Michel has said, an agreement was found after the latest round of negotiations with Belgium's French-speaking communities who have held up the deal. A signing ceremony was cancelled today after the region of Wallonia vetoed the deal. A Belgian deal would still have to be approved by the other 27 EU members. Under Belgium's federal system, the national government cannot sign the deal unless all six regional parliaments approve it. It took seven years to negotiate Ceta, the EU's most ambitious trade deal yet.

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