Belgium's Wallonia region blocks EU-Canada trade deal Lawmakers in the small Belgian region of Wallonia on Friday voted to block an EU-Canada free trade deal, a move which could seriously complicate future talks with the US and a non-EU Britain. Paul Magnette, the socialist head of the Wallonia government, who met with French President François Hollande following the announcement, is under huge international pressure to reverse his position. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES