President Obama and European leaders this week announced the formal launch of U.S.-European Union negotiations for a trade and investment deal on the margins of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. The first round of talks will take place July 8 in Washington, the White House said in a fact sheet. In a joint June 17 press conference, Obama joined European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy in emphasizing that the U.S.-EU trade negotiations will be challenging, with sensitive issues on both sides. But Obama said the negotiations will be a priority for him and his administration.
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机译：奥巴马总统和欧洲领导人本周宣布，在北爱尔兰八国集团峰会召开之际，正式启动美欧谈判贸易和投资协定。白宫在情况说明书中说，第一轮会谈将于7月8日在华盛顿举行。在6月17日的联合新闻发布会上，奥巴马与欧盟委员会主席巴罗佐（Jose Manuel Barroso）和欧盟理事会主席范龙佩（Herman Van Rompuy）共同强调，美欧贸易谈判将充满挑战，双方都有敏感问题。但奥巴马表示，谈判将是他及其政府的优先事项。
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