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Bolstering trade (Photo: European Commission)

EU and Canada agree trade deal

The EU and Canada today agreed to bolster trade and investment ties.

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern (the current EU President), Commission President Romano Prodi and foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, met with the Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin today in Ottawa.

It was Mr Martin's first EU-Canada summit since taking over from the long-serving prime minister Jean Chretien last winter.

On coming to office in December, it was speculated that Mr Martin would naturally f...

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