Wants & Warrants
EU Wants Provinces On Board Before Talks Start
After years of exploring the feasibility of a free trade agreement with the European Union, Canadian politicians and officials are now turning their attention to the next Canada-EU summit, in Montreal in October, as the venue for finally launching official talks.
But despite strong support for the relationship from Canadian policy makers and business associations at a conference last week, European diplomats and officials warn there are significant obstacles that must be addressed if October’s summit is to mark the start of negotiations.
While past talks between the two sides have been plagued by bureaucratic
hurdles, a momentum from within Canadian ranks for a possible free trade deal has garnered a fair amount of attention lately, including the presence of several high-level policy makers at a Public Policy Forum conference on the subject last Thursday.
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