Clinching an ambitious bilateral trade and investment pact in the near term remains a key strategic and economic priority, said the US’ and EU’s top trade officials last week, while acknowledging the ongoing uncertainty that surrounds such efforts given the American presidential election debate on the merits of trade deals and the impending “Brexit” referendum in the UK.
Ungefähr Halbzeit bei den Verhandlungen zu TTIP: Nach zehn Runden warten mindestens noch weitere zehn, heißt es in Brüssel. Doch was macht die Freihandelspläne so schwierig?