The subject was taboo in the European Parliament until a few months ago, but voices are now being raised to revive the subject of a trade agreement with the United States. The current crisis with Russia demonstrates the need to bring the EU closer to its like-minded partners, according to German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, who spoke to the German newspaper Handelsblatt last weekend. “We should resume negotiations on a transatlantic free trade agreement”, he said.
In the European...