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EU diplomat: "I don’t think the Canadians’ patience is endless" (Photo: dawvon)

Belgian nail-biter threatens EU free trade

EU trade chief Cecilia Malmstroem has undertaken a last-minute mission to save the EU-Canada trade treaty and Europe’s face in the international arena.

Malmstroem was to meet Belgian politician Paul Magnette, the leader of the French-speaking Wallonia region, late on Wednesday (19 October) to unblock its opposition to Ceta, the EU-Canada free-trade accord.

Trade ministers from all EU countries, except Belgium, have approved the deal, which was seven years in the making.

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

EU diplomat: "I don’t think the Canadians’ patience is endless" (Photo: dawvon)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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