Belgium breaks deadlock over EU-Canada free trade pact
By Robert-Jan Bartunek and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's regions agreed to a free trade pact with Canada on Thursday, ending weeks of uncertainty when internal divisions in just one country blocked the European Union of 500 million people sealing the landmark deal. Prime Minister Charles Michel said the regions and linguistic communities had drafted a four-page addendum to the pact that answered their concerns. The text addresses fears that a system to protect foreign investor
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