Barack Obama wants to see the negotiations on free trade agreement between the EU and the USA, known as TTIP and its Tafta acronyms lead before his departure. “I do not expect that we will be able to finish the ratification of an agreement by the end of the year, but I expect we finished the negotiations for the agreement,” told the press Barack Obama, who will leave the White House in January 2017, after talks with Angela Merkel.
“Angela (Merkel) and I agree that the United States and the European Union need to continue to advance the negotiations on the transatlantic trade agreement,” -t he added, explaining that the agreement “would be positive” for both countries.
defuse fears of public opinion
He acknowledged that public opinion were concerned because they associate the free trade project to the adverse effects of globalization. “People see a plant that goes, lost jobs,” said the 44th president of the United States, who emphasized that we should not forget that the opening of world trade was in final “beneficial” for the economy and American jobs.
“As in other markets such as China start to develop (…) we must ensure that our economy continues to be competitive,” said he hammered. Angela Merkel echoed by estimating that the TTIP “contribute greatly to grow” the European economy.
The negotiations surrounding this treaty now come up against stubborn differences between the two parties, fueled by a growing skepticism of opinion in both the United States and Europe. In Germany, a demonstration by opponents gathered Saturday in Hanover tens of thousands.
“Buy American”
The agreement “will fail” without concessions to Washington, warned this Sunday in the media the German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel. The government number two, a Social Democrat, refused to endorse the state in a text that summarizes for the moment the motto: “Buy American”.
France also been firm on this. President Francois Hollande refuses to talk about the TTIP during a meeting to be held Monday in Hanover with Angela Merkel, Barack Obama addition, the Italian and British leaders, according to German weekly Der Spiegel . reason given: the subject would be too unpopular in France.
Farewell Obama and Merkel
The choice of Barack Obama to visit Germany for the fifth time since taking office, reflects its emphasis to Angela Merkel in Europe. “You were a trusted partner throughout my presidency, longer than any other leader in the world, and I respect your judgment,” complimented the US president while she was at his side.
He also welcomed the generous policy of opening the Chancellor against migrants since the summer of 2015, despite criticism that it raises cap in Germany and Europe. In doing so, Merkel is “on the right side of history,” said Obama, who said he was “proud of the German people.”
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