Germany's economy minister said on Thursday he expected the country's Social Democrats, a junior partner in the ruling coalition, to vote in favor of a free-trade agreement between Canada and the European Union at a party meeting on Sept. 19.

"We will get a majority vote," German Vice Chancellor and Economic Affairs Minister Sigmar Gabriel told reporters in Montreal.

This has been excerpted from the 15 September 2016 edition of Reuters Canada and is available in its entirety at:
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