French President Francois Hollande answers a question from the media during the final press briefing at the EU Summit in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. France warned British Prime Minister Theresa May at her maiden European Union summit that she would face a tough, unyielding bloc if she sought too many concessions during the negotiations to leave the 28-nation EU. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (The Associated Press)
BRUSSELS – French President Francois Hollande says he wants a fundamental revision of the free trade talks with the United States and insisted there would be no deal possible before the end of the year.
EU officials had long hoped to clinch the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the Obama administration but Hollande said the water was still far too deep. "There can be no agreement on the basis of TTIP and even less before the end of the year," he said.
EU leaders also agreed at their summit to push for tougher trade defense measures to protect employment and industry in the face of cheap imports from nations like China.
EU President Donald Tusk said it was the difference between "protection and protectionism."
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