随着美国为了缩小贸易逆差、增加政府收入并推动制造业回流而颠覆了全球贸易体系，欧盟发现自己处于孤立的境地。由27个成员国组成的欧盟是世界第三大经济体，其创立初衷是促进跨境贸易，至今它仍是自由贸易的坚定捍卫者。

The European Union (EU) is intensifying its efforts to finalize a trade agreement with the United States before the looming ...

BRUSSELS, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) is intensifying its efforts to finalize a trade agreement with the United States before the looming July 9 deadline, aiming to avert a new wave of ...