British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that the European Union (EU) is not willing to consider a Canada-style trade agreement with the U.K. as EU leaders say Brexit talks “are over” during the second day of EU Summit in Belgium. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada gets rid of almost all tariffs on goods between the two parties, which Johnson is hoping to get.
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