[Updated at 07.12 on 21 October] The Walloon government rejected on Thursday evening (20 October) a compromise proposed by the EU to overcome the Belgian region's opposition to the Canada-EU free trade deal, Ceta.
EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker later said negotiations will continue on Friday morning.
"I am still hopeful that we will come to a good result in the course of the night and tomorrow morning," he said.
"If we can't conclude this trade arrangement with...
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