Brussels, 23/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - When Germany takes over the EU Council Presidency on 1 January next, German Chancellor Angela Merkel may seize the opportunity to push for deepening of transatlantic relations as she sees them, that is, as a common market between Europe and the United States, a principle that she defended back in early October this year. Despite the scepticism expressed in some European capitals regarding Ms Merkel's idea, with Commissioner Peter Mandelson making a...