Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, said during a visit to the European Commission today (4 March) that she wants a free trade deal between the EU and the US to be concluded by the end of this year.
Merkel made the comments following her first official meeting with the college of European commissioners in Brussels, during a press conference with Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker. She said that at least the political and “most essential” part will need to be finalised by the end of 2015. “If there is a will, there is a way to conclude the talks”, she said.
Both leaders said …read more
Source: European Voice
