Italy fully supports the
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free-trade
agreement currently being negotiated between the European Union
and the United States, Premier Matteo Renzi said Tuesday.
"Every day that goes by is a day wasted," Renzi told a
conference on the TTIP in the Italian capital.
"Italy gives its total and unconditional support (to this
trade agreement)".
The premier said Italy's EU semester duty presidency should
represent "the opportunity to take a big step forward" in making
the TTIP happen.
"This is a strategic choice," Renzi said. "The relationship
with the US is an absolute priority for us, not only from the
point of view of values and friendship, but also of trade".
The US and the EU need to be on the same page especially in
difficult macroeconomic times, the Italian premier went on.
"We need a unity of intent that is not only theoretical but
that also allows for making 360-degree progress," Renzi said.
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