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The main tower of Brussels’ Gothic-style Stadhuis, or city hall. (CIA.gov)

Belgians struggle to agree on text to save CETA

By GFM Network News, Philip Blenkinsop, Robert-jan Bartunek October 26, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– Belgian politicians failed to break their deadlock over a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement on Wednesday, but agreed to resume talks on Thursday in a sign they may be nearing a consensus that would keep the deal alive. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), seven years in the making, is backed

The government of Wallonia, in its resistance to aspects of a Canada/EU trade pact, has recently been likened to Asterix the Gaul defying the Romans. (Asterix36.com)

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Court may help EU sidestep lone-wolf resistance to trade deals

By GFM Network News, Philip Blenkinsop October 25, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — A court ruling early next year may help the European Union out of the kind of embarrassing situation it has just landed in, where a regional assembly in Belgium is blocking a major trade agreement between Canada and the 28 sovereign states of the EU. Belgian negotiators failed on Tuesday to

Revisions in the works for Canada’s Food Guide

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 25, 2016

Health Canada is planning changes to one of its key policy documents to reflect how Canadians’ diets are generally coming up short in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk alternatives. At the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Montreal on Monday, the federal health department launched a 45-day public consultation on changes to Canada’s Food Guide,

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Ukrlandfarming owner in talks to sell stake

By GFM Network News, Reuters October 24, 2016

Kiev | Reuters — Ukrainian businessman Oleh Bakhmatyuk, the major shareholder in agricultural group Ukrlandfarming, is in talks with Chinese and Middle East investors about possibly selling a stake in the company, Interfax news agency said on Monday. Ukrlandfarming’s main businesses are grain and sugar production, livestock farming, the distribution of agricultural products and the

The Stadhuis, or city hall, in Antwerp, Belgium. (CIA.gov)

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Belgian internal feud blocks EU-Canada trade deal

By GFM Network News, Philip Blenkinsop, Robert-jan Bartunek October 24, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union’s hopes of signing a landmark free trade deal with Canada this week appeared to evaporate on Monday as the Belgian federal government failed to win the consent of French-speaking regional authorities. European Council President Donald Tusk had given Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel until Monday, three days before

Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, shown here at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in March, says the ball is now in the European Union’s court to conclude a Canada/EU free trade deal. (Global Affairs Canada via YouTube)

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Canada says up to EU to save free trade deal

By Alissa De Carbonnel, GFM Network News, Philip Blenkinsop October 22, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — Canada said on Saturday it was up to the European Union to save a free trade deal that could boost both economies but that cannot be signed as planned next week due to opposition from Belgium’s French-speaking region. The Walloon government was awaiting new proposals from the European Commission, according to

Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, shown here earlier this year at the signing conference for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, has walked out of trade talks aimed at salvaging a Canada-EU free trade deal. (New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade via YouTube)

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Canada walks out of trade talks with ‘incapable’ EU

By GFM Network News, Philip Blenkinsop October 21, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — Canada’s trade minister walked out of talks in Belgium on Friday, declaring that the European Union was incapable of sealing a planned transatlantic free trade deal designed to boost growth in both economies. All 28 EU governments support the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), but Belgium cannot give assent without

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Belgian region sticks to firm ‘Non’ on CETA

By GFM Network News, Philip Blenkinsop October 20, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — The Belgian region of Wallonia rejected new amendments to a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement on Thursday, reaffirming its opposition and so threatening the entire deal, a flagship of European Union trade policy. All 28 EU governments support the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), but Belgium cannot give assent without

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Cargill to exit Canadian egg processing

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 20, 2016

U.S. agrifood giant Cargill is set to step out of the Canadian egg processing business and sell its Toronto-area plant to another processor in the same line of work. The company announced Thursday it plans to sell its egg processing plant at Etobicoke to Global Egg Corp., which also operates out of Etobicoke, for an

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EU calls meeting to try to unblock Canada trade deal

By GFM Network News, Philip Blenkinsop October 20, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union summoned envoys from its member states to an emergency meeting in Brussels at 8 p.m. local time on Thursday to seek a last-minute resolution to Belgian difficulties holding up a trade deal with Canada, diplomats said. All 28 EU governments support the planned Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

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Belgians struggle to agree on text to save CETA

Court may help EU sidestep lone-wolf resistance to trade deals

Revisions in the works for Canada’s Food Guide

Ukrlandfarming owner in talks to sell stake

Belgian internal feud blocks EU-Canada trade deal

Canada says up to EU to save free trade deal

Canada walks out of trade talks with ‘incapable’ EU

Belgian region sticks to firm ‘Non’ on CETA

Cargill to exit Canadian egg processing

EU calls meeting to try to unblock Canada trade deal

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