How Tiny Wallonia Can Torpedo Landmark EU-Canada Free Trade Deal

Faizan Hashmi Published October 24, 2016 | 08:00 PM

How tiny Wallonia can torpedo landmark EU-Canada free trade deal

BRUSSELS, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Oct, 2016 ) : A landmark EU-Canada free trade accord was hanging by a thread Monday after the French-speaking region of Wallonia led a revolt against the Federal government which backs the deal.

Seven years in negotiation to 2014, two years in ratification and now a stumble at the last hurdle which threatens a signing ceremony in Brussels Thursday, due to be attended by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Here is a summary of Belgium's complex constitutional arrangements which allow the regions to trump the central government.

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