The suspense was breathtaking at the opening of the European summit on Thursday afternoon, 20 October, about the outcome of the EU’s planned signing of a free-trade deal (CETA) with Canada, which was still being blocked by the Walloon Region of Belgium.
"The negotiations are still going on, as we speak. I hope that Belgium will once again prove that it is a true champion in compromise-making; and that on Friday we will have an agreement that will pave the way for signing CETA", said...