U.S. Envoy Charges EU Stance On Agriculture Could Endanger TTIP Deal

The U.S. ambassador to the European Union has accused the European Commission of potentially endangering the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with its stance in the agriculture negotiations. Ambassador Anthony Gardner charged in a March 17 speech that the commission is seeking to expand its already large market access in the United States without being willing to open its market to U.S. exports despite the fact that the U.S. already has a significant agricultural trade deficit with the EU...