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Protesters gain access to restricted area of European Council ahead of CETA signing

Ahead of Justin Trudeau's arrival, anti-CETA demonstrators managed to push their way into a restricted area of the European Council.

Canada

Europe and Canada set to sign CETA trade pact

Canada and Europe are set to sign their long-delayed free trade deal later today at a summit in Brussels.

World News

Belgium signs the CETA deal

It had been blocked by Belgium's regional parliament in Wallonia, effectively meaning it could not be signed by the national government, nor by the EU as a whole.

World News

EU and Canada to sign CETA trade deal on Sunday

After weeks of deadlock, the EU and Canada say they will sign a landmark trade deal on Sunday.

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My Europe Series

State of the Union: Last minute CETA breakthrough

State of the Union is euronews’ weekly round-up of the top news stories.

Belgium

Belgium reaches deal to break deadlock over EU-Canada free trade agreement

The signing ceremony for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement or CETA had been called off after the French-speaking region of Wallonia vetoed the deal.

Canada

Canada PM Trudeau cancels Europe trip with CETA deal still in limbo

He was supposed to be in Europe on Thursday for the signing of a landmark free trade deal with the EU.

Business Line

Ahead of Brexit, Britain ponders the power of small regions in global trade deals

Business Line considers how Wallonia's blocking of the CETA agreement with Canada could give London pause for thought on its Brexit negotiations.

World News

'CETA is not dead' - trade deal can be saved says EU

Brussels still believes a landmark trade deal between the EU and Canada - blocked by Belgium's French-speaking Wallonia region - can succeed.

Europe News

EU-Canada trade pact still on rocky ground

The chances of EU and Canada finalising a free trade looks ever more remote.

Belgium

Wallonia rejects EU ultimatum over Canada free trade deal

The Belgian region of Wallonia has rejected today’s ultimatum to withdraw its opposition to the planned free trade pact between the EU and Canada.

Canada

Wallonia - the mouse that roared

How has the tiny Belgian region brought a landmark global trade deal to the brink of collapse?

World News

Saving CETA - emergency meetings held in Brussels

Canada's trade minister says it is up to the EU to save a free trade deal that is being blocked by opposition from Belgium's French-speaking region.

Business Series

Bombardier to cut more jobs in Canada and Germany

Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier says it is cutting another 7,500 jobs - 10 percent of its workforce - over the next two years.

Europe News

Belgian region scuppers EU-Canada free trade deal

An EU-Canada free trade deal has been left hanging in the balance after talks between Canada and the regional government in Wallonia broke down.

Europe News

Wallonia premier urges fresh negotiations on EU-Canada free trade deal

Paul Magnette leads the regional government in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium, where the parliament has refused to provide its backing for the federal government’s move to approve the

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: EU leaders to talk trade at summit

This is the Brief from Brussels, euronews’ daily roundup on EU affairs.

Europe News

EU warns Wallonia over Canada trade pact

The EU is stepping up the pressure on Belgium’s French-speaking region of Wallonia after its government refused to back a free trade deal with Canada.

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: EU-Canada trade pact on ice

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

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Canada: Birthday party for two Pandas

It was party time for Chinese giant panda cubs Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue as they celebrated their first birthday at the Toronto Zoo.