Obama Presses For TTIP Conclusion In Meeting With Italian President

President Obama stressed the importance of concluding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) after a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Monday (Feb. 8), offering a further sign of the administration's desire to wrap up the talks before Obama leaves office next year. “And from the work we’re doing together in Afghanistan ... to the opportunities that present themselves in finalizing a trade agreement through the TTIP process, we agreed that joint and common action between the United...