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OTTAWA — Amid doubt Europe could conclude negotiations on a free-trade deal with Canada, the tides turned Thursday as Belgium came to an internal consensus on conditions for signing the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

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of Wallonia’s discontent over the Canada and European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement





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European Union ambassadors agreed Thursday the 27 other states in the EU would accept Belgium’s terms. That decision still needs to be formalized by “written procedure,” according to France’s delegation to the EU.

The process is expected to end at midnight on Friday, the same deadline the Belgians set for their parliaments to formally adopt a declaration setting out their asks.

A signing ceremony Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was supposed to attend Thursday had been cancelled as squabbling continued over a vocal Belgian region’s blocking of the deal.