# Wallonia blocks Belgium’s CETA signature until extra assurances

Date: 2016

In October 2016 the Walloon parliament withheld consent for CETA, delaying EU signature. [Michel](/people/charles-michel) as prime minister had to renegotiate. The standoff is a completed federal-regional act, not a finding that trade is theft.

## People

- Charles Michel: https://factrail.ai/people/charles-michel

## Drivers

- Industrial-Policy Activism: https://factrail.ai/drivers/industrial-policy-activism

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-canada-trade-idUSKCN12E0QK/
- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2016/10/30/eu-canada-trade-agreement/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/be-ceta-wallonia-2016