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Originally Posted by Mokka
Canada is getting the better end of the deal...and it is being heavily promoted as a massive positive for us. But I can see why the EU would have several points against it. I can't say I blame them.
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All 28 EU countries support the deal though, even the Belgian government wants to approve it but can't because of this one small region of their country. It's a crazy situation and I feel for both the Canadian and European negotiators who have put years of hard work into this deal. I agree with the Canadian trade minister when she said 'it seems obvious that the EU is now not capable of having an international agreement, even with a country that shares European values such as Canada'. On the one hand it shows how dysfunctional the EU can be, on the other it shows how hard it might be for us to get a new deal with the EU.