German media reported that U.S. threatens to prevent the easing of export controls on European cars, so they could force Europe on buying more agricultural products of U.S. It's been also said that U.S. has blocked a European call to replace private arbitration tribunals which are responsible for corporative lawsuits. Greenpeace is opposing the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, mentioning that it would hand too much power to big business at the expense of consumers and national governments. TTIP could deliver $100 billion of economic gains on both sides, supporters think.
Some documents obtained by German media suggest that U.S. put too much pressure on the E.U. in ongoing negotiations for a transatlantic free trade deal. These documents consist of 240 pages, and people familiar with negotiations confirmed that they aren't fake. Last week on a trade deal, negotiators avoided talking about agriculture, they were focused more on public procurement and other thorny issues. Trade Representative Daniel Mullaney and European Commission negotiator Ignacio Garcia Bercera said this Friday that they would concentrate on less controversial areas such as small and medium enterprises and technical language. Both insisted that they can reach an agreement before a new U.S. President will take Obama's place.
