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EU and US to resume trade deal talks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24895482
The EU says a trade deal would bring economic benefits to its 28 members
The EU and US are to begin a second round of negotiations towards creating the world's biggest free-trade deal.
Talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) had been set for October, but were postponed because of the US government shutdown.
Relations have become strained after claims that the US listened to German leader Angela Merkel's mobile calls.
US Secretary of State John Kerry last week urged European leaders not to allow the row to disrupt the talks.
