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TTIP deal on ice

PANIC-STRICKEN European Union leaders said the hated US-EU trade deal TTIP was in limbo yesterday following Donald Trump’s election as US president.

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said that they “don’t really know what will happen” but “there is strong reason to believe that there would be a pause in TTIP, that this might not be the biggest priority for the new administration.”

Trade unions, greens, medical professionals and others oppose the deal, which would allow foreign corporations to sue governments over laws and policies they claim impede profit-making.

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