On Saturday 29 October, Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström said she had faith in the ongoing talks over an EU-United States free-trade deal (TTIP) despite the two sides' failure to reach agreement before the end of Obama administration in January 2017, due in particular to persistent disagreement over market access.
After a ceremony marking Belgium’s signing of the EU-Canada free-trade agreement (CETA) on Sunday 30 October(see EUROPE 11658) paving the way for the EU to sign CETA,...