CETA

EU in rush to fill Trump trade void with Pacific partners

Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters
April 26, 2017
Europe's claim to be the global champion of open trade and a counterweight to the threatened protectionism of U.S. President Donald Trump risks ringing hollow if it cannot sign a new Pacific free trade deal by the end of 2017.

Canada's Trudeau tells EU: the world needs you

Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters
February 16, 2017
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the European Union on Thursday as an unprecedented model for peaceful cooperation, in a speech to EU lawmakers that contrasted sharply with the critical stance of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Belgian regions set to block EU-Canada free trade deal

Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters
October 11, 2016
Southern Belgium is set to block a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement, threatening to undermine the EU's entire trade policy and serving as a warning to British hopes of a speedy deal after Britain has left the European Union.

Ministers from 12 EU states back divisive U.S. trade deal

Reuters
September 16, 2016
Ministers from 12 European Union countries have written to the bloc's trade chief to back a planned trade accord with the United States, declaring clear support for negotiations that have divided opinion on both sides of the Atlantic.