BRUSSELS : Fifteen European Union governments called on Monday for the bloc to accelerate the conclusion of free trade agreements to ensure its long-term economic growth and geopolitical standing in the world.
With different powers vying for leadership and new alliances, the EU needed to accelerate its own trade push. One in seven EU jobs depend on trade, the ministers said. "This should be a wake-up call for Europe," the ministers said, adding the European Union was taking too long. France is sensitive to increased beef imports such deals could bring, but has denied it is holding up agreements.
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