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August 29, 2016

German Minister: Free Trade Talks Between U.S. & EU Have Failed
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Germany's vice chancellor says that talks aimed at forging a massive
trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union have failed.
Sigmar Gabriel, who also serves as Germany's economy minister, said
Sunday that the stalemate could spell the end of the proposed
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP, which would be
the largest free trade agreement in the world. It's faced massive
resistance on both sides of the Atlantic, including a 35,000-person
protest in Germany ahead of Obama's visit in April.


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