During the first day of the G7 meeting in southern Germany showed the seven countries’ leaders common front against Russia because of Ukraine crisis. Western sanctions will continue until the peace settlement of Ukraine from February this year met.
At the same time the European G7 countries and the United States speed up negotiations on the controversial FTA TTIP.
– We will be able to conclude negotiations with the United States in key areas before the end of the year, said the German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the German television last night.
goal is , the controversial free trade agreement between the US and the EU, TTIP, should be signed and ready before the Barack Obama leaves the presidency of the United States in early 2017.
The agreement is somewhat of it as more of the-vote G7 critical demonstrators here in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and many citizens including here in Germany are very skeptical.
They fear that the agreement will lead to a deterioration of employment law and consumer protection in Europe and that corporations should have the great power.
One other clear message from the first day’s proceedings during the G7 meeting is that the seven are united in the view that sanctions against Russia will not be eased without extended as long peaceful settlement of Ukraine from February this year have not been fulfilled in all respects.
– The future of the sanctions lies primarily in Russia’s happening to some extent also in Ukraine, said the hostess for the G7 meeting, Angela Merkel.
Even crisis hearth Greece was discussed at the meeting. Something real solution to this question is not waiting for the G7 meeting, but Merkel and the French President Hollande will meet the Greek Prime Minister Tsipras on Wednesday in Brussels for further crisis talks.
Merkel said however yesterday evening to work intensively on a solution, which may indicate that a compromise that save Greece from bankruptcy and remain in the euro zone, which is Merkel’s goals and America’s desire, is going on.
The day will include the climate issue be on the agenda for the G7 meeting.
In addition to the G7 meeting also meet the various leaders pairs. During such a meeting called for such US President Obama yesterday, British Prime Minister David Cameron to work even harder for his country should remain in the EU even after the referendum on the issue in two years.
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