''European Union leaders and President Obama announced on Monday the start of negotiations for a far-reaching trans-Atlantic trade deal.
Mr. Obama said that the first round of talks would begin next month in Washington between the United States and the 27-nation Europe Union. “The U.S.-E.U. relationship is the largest in the world — it makes up almost half of global G.D.P.,” Mr. Obama said, referring to gross domestic product. “This potentially groundbreaking partnership would deepen those ties.”
A trade pact between the United States and the European Union has long been an ambition of policy makers. According to the European Commission, the executive arm of the bloc, such a deal would allow European companies to sell an additional 187 billion euros, $250 billion, worth of goods and services a year to the United States''.
Mr. Obama said that the first round of talks would begin next month in Washington between the United States and the 27-nation Europe Union. “The U.S.-E.U. relationship is the largest in the world — it makes up almost half of global G.D.P.,” Mr. Obama said, referring to gross domestic product. “This potentially groundbreaking partnership would deepen those ties.”
A trade pact between the United States and the European Union has long been an ambition of policy makers. According to the European Commission, the executive arm of the bloc, such a deal would allow European companies to sell an additional 187 billion euros, $250 billion, worth of goods and services a year to the United States''.
