EU and US negotiators want to have a transatlantic trade and investment deal in place by 2015, but French politicians are wary of the pact.
Hours after US President Barack Obama unveiled plans for talks aimed at a bilateral pact worth up to €86 billion per year, EU trade commissioner Karel de Gucht told reporters at a press conference on Wednesday (13 February): "We'd like to complete this work in about two years from now."
De Gucht, who will lead the EU's negotiating team, noted...
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