EU Official Says Substance Won't Be Sacrificed To Reach TTIP Deal In 2016

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BRUSSELS - In a closed-door briefing with stakeholders here Wednesday (Feb. 24), European Union chief negotiator for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Ignacio Garcia Bercero reiterated that the two sides aim to conclude the talks in 2016, but stressed that the EU would not sacrifice on the deal's substance to meet that deadline, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting.