German Foreign Minister doubts EU-U.S. trade deal will be agreed this year

Reuters

Published Sep 13, 2016 08:11AM ET

German Foreign Minister doubts EU-U.S. trade deal will be agreed this year

RIGA (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday he doubted the European Union would agree on a trade deal with the United States called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) while President Barack Obama was in office.