EU, US leaders launch trade talks, France digs in on culture

The United States and the European Union launched talks on Monday to create one of the world’s most ambitious free-trade zones, as France again underscored its determination to protect its movies and culture.

A trans-Atlantic free trade agreement was first considered three decades ago but was knocked down by France in the 1990s. Europe has now managed to get Paris onside, opening the way to a deal that could boost the EU and US economies by more than US$100 billion (HK$776.0 billion) a year each.

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