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As Sarkozy meets Quebec’s Charest, trade barriers may tumble
22-Oct-2008
A deal on labor mobility could spur the movement for a broad Canada-EU trade alliance
EU economic partnership deal years away, officials predict
22-Oct-2008
While negotiations for a wide-ranging economic agreement between Canada and the European Union are slated to begin early in the new year, officials and experts warn that successfully inking a deal is still years away.
Sarkozy upbeat on trade pact
19-Oct-2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, declaring his love for Canada and touting his use of the Canadian model as an inspiration to reform France, says today’s Quebec City summit with Prime Minister Stephen Harper will result in a "decisive impetus" toward an "ambitious" economic partnership agreement between Canada and the European Union.
Canada and Europe ponder trade pact
18-Oct-2008 NY Times
Canada’s prime minister, Stephen Harper, and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, who is the president of the European Union as well, are expected to sign an agreement for preliminary negotiations meant to create a trade pact between Canada and Europe that would be even more sweeping than the North American Free Trade Agreement.
EU-Canada free trade could change US-Canada relations
21-Sep-2008 Epoch Times
Canada is moving toward a far-reaching free trade agreement with the European Union that advocates say will end a long-standing dependency on the US market.
Canada-EU trade proposal rivals scope of NAFTA
20-Sep-2008
Canadian and European officials say they plan to begin negotiating a massive agreement to integrate Canada’s economy with the 27 nations of the European Union, with preliminary talks to be launched at an Oct. 17 summit in Montreal three days after the federal election.
Not much hope for Charest’s vision of Canada-Europe free trade agreement
21-Jun-2008 The Gazette
At last week’s international economic forum in Montreal, there was plenty of talk about an initiative being pushed by Premier Jean Charest: a Canada-Europe free trade agreement.
Ottawa et Paris s’entendent pour appuyer le libre-échange Canada-Europe
12-Jun-2008 La Presse Canadienne
La France et le Canada ont officiellement convenu mercredi d’appuyer ensemble le projet de partenariat économique canado-européen, dont le premier ministre québécois Jean Charest s’est fait le plus ardent promoteur.
EU wants provinces on board before talks start
22-May-2008 Embassy Magazine
After years of exploring the feasibility of a free trade agreement with the European Union, Canadian politicians and officials are now turning their attention to the next Canada-EU summit, in Montreal in October, as the venue for finally launching official talks.
French heavyweights pressing for EU trade deal with Canada
27-Feb-2008 CanWest
A former French prime minister and now a confidant of President Nicolas Sarkozy have endorsed the push for a Canada-Europe free trade agreement.
EU cool to free trade deal with Canada
5-Feb-2008 CanWest
The European Union, being pressured to support the launch of free trade negotiations at the next Canada-EU annual summit in Montreal this fall, is showing only lukewarm enthusiasm for the idea.
Canada-Europe free trade touted by Charest
19-Jan-2008 Canwest News Service
A Canada-Europe free trade agreement is a win-win proposition, Quebec Premier Jean Charest said Friday while dismissing a former senior Canadian trade negotiator’s assertion that a transatlantic accord is "silly" and potentially destructive. Charest, after a meeting with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, said he wants to get the Canada-Europe free trade ball rolling by striking a Quebec-France labour mobility agreement.