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France isolated as Germany drops opposition to US trade deal
EU Observer ^ | 12.06.13 @ 18:11 (June 12) | Valentina Pop

Posted on 06/12/2013 9:55:19 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Germany has dropped its opposition to starting talks on an EU-US free trade agreement, leaving France alone to battle for exemptions for European artists.

“Today, Germany has withdrawn its concerns and will approve a negotiating mandate for the EU commission on Friday,” German economy ministry spokeswoman Julia Schwartz said on Wednesday (12 June) at a press conference in Berlin.

EU trade ministers are to take a decision on the Union’s free trade blueprint at a meeting in Luxembourg at the end of this week. …

Germany had earlier sided with France in saying that “culture” should be exempt from the new pact, in a bid to protect European film makers and musicians from being gobbled up by US competitors. Its U-turn leaves France with only the European Parliament on its side. …

(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: eussr; france; freetradedeal; socialmarketeconomy

1 posted on 06/12/2013 9:55:19 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Great another free trade agreement. At least this one isn’t with low wage countries, but it still makes us ever more entangled and dependent on foreign countries.


2 posted on 06/12/2013 10:03:58 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Olog-hai

Doubt it will happen. Citizens of the EU are amongst the most anti-free trade on the planet.


3 posted on 06/12/2013 10:11:28 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Citizens aren’t in control over in the EU. The elites are.


4 posted on 06/12/2013 10:14:35 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

With their levels of social benefits, they would become the least-competitive free traders on the planet.

The elites would try to adjust and the whole place would be one seething riot within three weeks.


5 posted on 06/12/2013 10:29:25 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

They’ll just use any social unrest as a pretext for more centralized control. The game is all about power, to them.


6 posted on 06/12/2013 10:34:55 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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Nothing demonstrates stupidity more than doing a free trade deal with the poster child of failed free trade....the EU

There is not enough socialism to cover the stench from this rotting carcass


7 posted on 06/12/2013 11:12:59 AM PDT by SeminoleCounty (Don't Blame Me For La Raza Rubio....I Voted For Alex Snitker)
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