
Visa-free movement is on the agenda as part of Canada's efforts to deepen relations with the EU
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Past trade agreements between Canada and the EU have faced significant opposition within Europe and have not yet been ratified by some countries.
According to WSJ news, based on two officials familiar with the process, Carney regularly discusses the possibility of Canadian citizens being able to live and work in the EU without a visa with many EU leaders, especially French President Emmanuel Macron.
Macron's press office did not return requests for comment but confirmed that Macron and Carney will meet on September 20 on the French islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon on Canada's Atlantic coast.
In addition, efforts to deepen relations between Canada and the EU are expected to face difficulties.
Even the narrower trade agreement signed in the past has faced serious opposition within Europe.
Although more than ten years have passed since the agreement in question and nine years since its provisional entry into force, some EU member states have not yet ratified the text.
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