Carney’s ‘bridge’ between the EU and the Pacific Rim trade deal likely to stop short of merging blocs, say observers  

The prime minister's Davos address set out linking the EU with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, but putting it into practice could come with some hurdles.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is positioning Canada to play a role in helping to tie the the European Union to the bloc of nations in the Pacific Rim trade pact.

With Prime Minister Mark Carney positioning Canada to play a leadership role in creating a “bridge” between the European Union and member states of a Pacific Rim trade pact, much remains to be seen as to how such a link would be applied. 

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