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Canada to clinch trade deal with EU in September
CBC News ^ | July 31, 2014 | Chris Hall

Posted on 08/03/2014 11:00:42 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Canada and the European Union will release final details of their mammoth trade deal on Sept. 25 in Ottawa, ending a marathon 10 months of bargaining since Prime Minister Stephen Harper flew off to Brussels to sign the initial agreement in principle.

Multiple sources tell CBC News that the text of the full agreement will be made public by Harper and EU President José Manuel Barroso as part of a formal summit between the two sides.

The Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, or CETA, has been a priority for the Harper government, but talks dragged out over a series of issues ranging from the protection of intellectual property to the process for settling disputes between private companies and governments.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Canada; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: eu

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