Brussels, 25/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 24 June, the US Senate gave its approval to the Trade Promotion Authority bill, which grants increased powers to US President Barack Obama to negotiate and conclude trade agreements with 11 countries from the Asia-Pacific region (TPP) and also with the EU (TTIP), as part of the so-called fast track procedure.
After six weeks of bitter political battle marked by strong opposition from within the Democrat camp (to which Obama belongs), the...