Canada and the European Union are to sign a long-delayed landmark trade deal at a summit in Brussels tomorrow. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described it as "great news" and said he looked forward to attending. A signing ceremony planned for Thursday had to be cancelled after a Belgian region vetoed the agreement. But after marathon talks, a consensus was finally reached allowing all 28 EU states to formally approve the deal Friday.<br/><br/>The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada, known as Ceta, required all EU member-states to endorse it. But seven years of negotiations were left hanging in the balance after Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia demanded stronger safeguards on labour, environmental and consumer standards.

Canada and the European Union are to sign a long-delayed landmark trade deal at a summit in Brussels tomorrow. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described it as "great news" and said he looked forward to attending. A signing ceremony planned for Thursday had to be cancelled after a Belgian region vetoed the agreement. But after marathon talks, a consensus was finally reached allowing all 28 EU states to formally approve the deal Friday.<br/><br/>The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada, known as Ceta, required all EU member-states to endorse it. But seven years of negotiations were left hanging in the balance after Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia demanded stronger safeguards on labour, environmental and consumer standards.