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| CETA: Wallonia formally approves EU-Canada trade deal |
| Brussels, 29.10.2016 |
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| Lawmakers in the Belgian region holding up an important new trade pact between the European Union and Canada have officially given their approval for the deal to go through.
The parliamentarians in the French-speaking region of Wallonia voted Friday by 58 votes for to 5 against, with no abstentions, to support the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
Regional parliament president Andre Antoine said that “Europe must also pass by Wallonia.”
Smaller than the U.S. state of New Jersey, Wallonia blocked the deal between more than 500 million EU citizens and 35 million Canadians for several weeks, deeply embarrassing the bloc.
The EU needed unanimity among all its 28 members and Belgium needed the backing of all its regions to approve the pact.
By Staff The Associated Press
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