Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Welcome to all of our witnesses.
My first question is for Mr. Verheul. Negotiations seem to be moving along quite quickly. I think you are ahead of your essential deadlines. Is there is some rush, or are the obstacles less significant than you had expected?
Also, can you tell me which negotiation related aspects the Europeans want to further protect? And conversely, what concessions are they calling for most insistently? I am asking the question from the perspective of the European Union, and also from Canada's perspective. On what negotiation points are we the least inclined to compromise? On the other hand, what concessions are we asking of the Europeans?