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The 12th round of talks between the EU and US on TTIP is due to take place in Brussels from next Monday to Friday. (Photo: Peter Teffer)

EU urges US to 'step up' on free trade talks

The United States needs to “step up to the plate” in the forthcoming round of talks on an EU-US trade agreement and accept that the deal should be “comprehensive and balanced”, the European Commission has said.

“We've had a very difficult and frustrating time in the last year, in order to get some movement from the United States to acknowledge the fact that we need to do a comprehensive agreement and a balanced agreement, not just on agriculture but across areas like procurement and reg...

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The 12th round of talks between the EU and US on TTIP is due to take place in Brussels from next Monday to Friday. (Photo: Peter Teffer)

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