Canada and Europe Ponder Trade Pact
[...] Following a meeting in Quebec City, 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.
[...] The preliminary trade deal suggested by the study, which was released by the European Union but not by Canada, exceeds Nafta in some respects. If adopted it would minimize barriers in services, include sales to government, open up the air travel market and allow skilled Canadians and Europeans to work across borders without visas. [...]
The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/business/worldbusiness/17trade.html?ref=business
[...] Following a meeting in Quebec City, 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.
[...] The preliminary trade deal suggested by the study, which was released by the European Union but not by Canada, exceeds Nafta in some respects. If adopted it would minimize barriers in services, include sales to government, open up the air travel market and allow skilled Canadians and Europeans to work across borders without visas. [...]
The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/business/worldbusiness/17trade.html?ref=business
