Canada and Europe are set to sign their long-delayed free trade deal later today at a summit in Brussels. <br /><br /> Earlier Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders signed the accord on behalf of his country along side EU trade chief Cecilia Malmstrom and Canada’s ambassador to Belgium. <br /><br /> Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is due to attend the summit and signing ceremony. That was announced after a series of key votes in Belgian regional assemblies on Friday ended opposition, which had threatened to destroy the entire deal. <br /><br /> The agreement, known as CETA, requires all of the EU’s member states to endorse it. <br /><br /> Backers say it will boost bilateral trade between Europe and Canada by a fifth by removing tariffs on almost 99 percent of goods. <br /><br /> But those against trade pact, and a similar deal proposed by the EU and US, known as TTIP, fear the two treaties’ will strengthen multinationals, and worsen food, environmental and labour standards.<br />
