BRUSSELS—A planned trade deal between the European Union and Canada overcame a key hurdle Thursday after Belgium said it would approve the accord, marking the end of a contentious process that threatened to derail the EU’s trade agenda. The so-called Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA, has been on thin ice in recent weeks after opposition by Wallonia, Belgium’s French-speaking region, has kept the country’s...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 27, 2016 10:31 UTC