Brussels, 15/05/2012 (Agence Europe) - The EU is hoping to persuade the United States to open free-trade talks to send a signal to emerging economies. Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht would like to see agreement reached by mid-2014.
Plans for a trade deal between the EU and the United States have been on the go since their last bilateral summit, on 29 November of last year. A high-level group was set up by Presidents Herman Van Rompuy (European Council) and José Manuel Barroso...