28-10-2016 16:17 via news.yahoo.com

Belgium's Walloon parliament backs EU-Canada trade deal

By Robert-Jan Bartunek BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The parliament of Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia voted in favor of a planned EU-Canada trade agreement on Friday, ending its opposition that threatened to destroy the entire deal. Lawmakers of Wallonia, which led Belgian opposition to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), 58 voted for and 5 against, after Belgian politicians agreed to an addendum on Thursday to allay concerns. The parliaments of Brussels and the French-sp
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