European Union leaders and canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have signed in Brussels an agreement on free trade zone.
The signing ceremony of the agreement on the FTA was held amid protests at the headquarters of the EU institutions, opposing the free trade zone and fearing the adoption of such agreements with the United States, the so-called Transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP).
Document development and approval which took seven years, was almost derailed by his refusal to accept by the Belgian Walloon region.
The signing has been postponed for several hours due to plane delays canadian Prime Minister, who had to return to the Ottawa airport due to technical problems.
The agreement on free trade zone between the EU and Canada removes 99% of customs duties in mutual trade. According to Eurostat, last year the EU had a trade surplus with the tenth economy in the world at a record level of 6.9 billion euros. Canada is the 12th largest partner of the EU on imports, the 13th – exports. Agreement yet to be ratified by the parliaments of Canada and member countries of the EU.
As previously reported, on October 30, the plane of the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, who was heading to Brussels to sign the Treaty SETH returned to Ottawa.
