Europeans urged to speed up TTIP trade talks with US
Monday, 17 November 2014
SYDNEY, Nov 16 (Reuters): German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged European nations on Sunday to speed up their negotiations with the United States over a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement between the US and EU.
Speaking a news conference in Sydney following the Group of 20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia, Merkel said the EU should negotiate in a "speedy and determined" way with the US to complete the trade deal.
Merkel's remarks follow comments by British Prime Minister David Cameron, who spoke out at the G20 Summit against opponents of the trade deal, where Cameron, Merkel, US President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande met for talks on the TTIP.