Wallonia President Paul Magnette said on Wednesday that his region can't sign the deal by Friday. Wallonia President Paul Magnette said Wednesday that “we cannot sign by Friday,” when a two-day summit of EU government leaders is to end. And you cannot say now: ‘you have 3 days to accept.” His statement further clouds the fate of the so-called Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Wallonia — a francophone southern region in Belgium — has expressed concerns the deal could erode labour, environmental and consumer regulations. With files from The Associated Press More on thestar.com: Belgian region may scuttle EU trade deal: WalkomRead more about:

Source: thestar October 19, 2016 12:00 UTC