EU and Canada sign long-delayed free trade deal

The European Union and Canada signed a landmark trade deal on Sunday - following days of uncertainty due to opposition in Belgium.

EU and Canada sign long-delayed free trade deal

The European Union and Canada signed a landmark trade deal on Sunday - following days of uncertainty due to opposition in Belgium.

As protesters gathered outside EU headquarters in Brussels, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico - whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency - put an end to the suspense by signing the Comprehensive Economic and Trade agreement.

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