16/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - United States/TTIP - France demands transparency. The French minister for trade, Nicole Bricq, has called on the European Commission to make public its negotiation mandate for the transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) with the United States. “This negotiation is of interest to business, trade unions, consumer associations, NGOs and the public (…). Such an agreement cannot be sealed behind the backs of the people and civil societies” (our...