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US-EU free trade talks have failed - German minister
European and the United States have reached an impasse in free trade talks according to Germany's economy minister. "The negotiations with the USA have de facto failed because we Europeans did not want to subject ourselves to American demands," Sigmar Gabriel said, according to a written transcript from German broadcaster ZDF of an interview due to be broadcast Sunday. The agreement was called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. After three years of talks, there was hope that a deal could be wrapped up in 2016 but differences over agriculture and other problem areas have derailed talks. Canada and ... (full story)