Thorny Issue: Free Trade Agreement

free trade agreement: PRAGUE, Czech Republic Canadas ambassador to Prague says his country is planning to lift visa requirements for Czech nationals, a thorny issue that threatened a new free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada, according to The Chronicle Herald. Thursdays announcement came as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was expected in Brussels to conclude the deal with EU that the Czechs had threatened to block and Ambassador Otto Jelinek says his government wants to re-establish visa-free status in the earliest possible term. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.