https://freerepublic.com/tag/freetradedeal/ en-us Thu, 7 Aug 2014 05:38:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3189910/posts Canada and the European Union have agreed the final text for a free trade agreement that could provide a blueprint for a US-EU trade deal. Tuesday's deal will cut tariffs between Canada and the EU by 98% and could boost trade by 20%, or about $20bn. bbc.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3189910/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2014 05:38:43 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3030410/posts Germany has dropped its opposition to starting talks on an EU-US free trade agreement, leaving France alone to battle for exemptions for European artists. “Today, Germany has withdrawn its concerns and will approve a negotiating mandate for the EU commission on Friday,” German economy ministry spokeswoman Julia Schwartz said on Wednesday (12 June) at a press conference in Berlin. EU trade ministers are to take a decision on the Union’s free trade blueprint at a meeting in Luxembourg at the end of this week. … Germany had earlier sided with France in saying that “culture” should be exempt from the... EU Observer https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3030410/posts#comment Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:55:19 GMT