US closes hopes of skies deal with EU
6 December 2006The collapse of negotiations for an EU-US air transport agreement is a set back for Brussels against a background of growing global trade protectionism.
Europe’s transport ministers will discuss the deal’s crash landing next week as hopes for a 2007 agreement recede. US transport secretary Mary Peters called the European commission on Tuesday to announce Washington was pulling the plug on allowing foreign investors a greater say in US airlines.
source: theparliament.com