The cultural exception is in the bag, in principle. The inclusion of the cultural exception in the future agreement between the EU and the United States is in the bag. The written statement issued by Karel De Gucht, the designated negotiator on the European side, was perfectly clear. Let me reproduce the essential points of it: “Europe will not jeopardise the cultural exception through a trade negotiation. Nothing in the agreement with the Americans will be able to harm - nor risk harming...