STRASBOURG, France, Oct 26, (APP/AFP) – European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said he looked to Belgium on Wednesday to overcome internal disputes and seal a landmark EU-Canada trade deal. Belgium’s federal and regional leaders meanwhile held a short new round of talks in Brussels in a bid to break the deadlock on the eve of a still hoped-for signing summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “I trust that an agreement will be reached in the course of today with Belgium, Wallonia and other parts of the country,” Juncker told the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. In the last few days, there has been a range of talks aimed at winning over the Wallonia region, which has prevented Belgium from supporting the agreement and effectively blocked a deal that must be endorsed by all 28 EU member state governments.
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Juncker hopes for breakthrough for EU-Canada trade deal
