Italian Party: Merkel Wants to Sign TTIP Before Details About Deal Revealed

‘German Chancellor Angela Merkel hurries to sign the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) to take advantage of the citizens’ lack of knowledge about the deal, the leader of Italy’s Lega Nord party, Matteo Salvini, told Sputnik on Friday.

Earlier in the day, Merkel said the EU objective was to sign an agreement on a free trade zone with the United States before the end of the presidency of US President Barack Obama in January 2017.

“Merkel is in a hurry because as time passes, the people will understand, and they will oppose it [the TTIP deal]. For the economies of Italy and Europe, there are more negative sides than positive,” Salvini said.’

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