''When Bernd Lange talks about the advantages of a free trade agreement
with the US, he often cites the example of the VW bus. The hippy
favorite has been the target of a 25 percent tariff since 1964, a
punitive move after the European Economic Community raised levies on
imported chicken, shutting the Americans out of the market. Sales have
been hampered for decades as a result. But if the levy were
significantly reduced, its price tag would plunge.
Lange is a classic car enthusiast -- and the chair of the European
Parliament Committee on International Trade, which focuses on the
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) treaty. But
despite the possible benefits for Volkswagen, the Social Democrat has
had little choice but to emphasize the negative aspects of TTIP during
his public appearances. In Europe's leading exporting nation, broad
swathes of the population are opposed to the free trade agreement. You
can even find anti-TTIP flyers in many churches..''
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