Belgium's federal government has so far failed to sway the country's French-speaking Wallonia region to support the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which aims to ease the flow of goods between Canada and the European Union.
"Esmu cerību pilns, ka šīs dienas laikā starp Beļģijas valdību un Valonijas valdību, un citu valsts daļu valdībām tiks panākta vienošanās," viņš paziņoja, Strasbūrā uzrunājot Eiropas Parlamenta (EP) deputātus.