g8-summit

Green light for US trade talks

EU trade ministers finally agreed on the negotiating mandate for the US-EU trade deal on 14 June, paving the way for the talks to be officially launched at the this week's G8 summit in Northern Ireland. A compromise deal with the French excluded the film and television sector was excluded from the mandate, at least for the time being, in order to allow the talks to get under way without ... [+]