EU’s De Gucht Seeks to Strike Trade Deal With Canada on Feb. 6-7
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European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht will visit Ottawa next week in a bid to seal an accord that would expand commerce with Canada and sharpen the focus on planned EU talks with the U.S.
De Gucht will meet his Canadian counterpart, Ed Fast, during a Feb. 6-7 trip meant to wrap up almost four years of negotiations on a free-trade agreement, the European Commission said. EU-Canada trade in goods was worth 52.4 billion euros ($70.5 billion) in 2011, while services commerce totaled 22.3 billion euros in 2010, according to the latest data from the commission.