Belgium’s Wallonia rejects EU-Canada (CETA) free trade agreement

‘Lawmakers from Belgium’s French-speaking region of Wallonia voted against the EU-Canada trade deal (CETA) on Friday, threatening to derail the long delayed agreement.
Wallonia’s leader Paul Magnette said he would not allow the government to sign the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
“I will not give powers to the federal government, and Belgium will not sign CETA on October 18,” Magnette told an emergency session of the regional parliament.’
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