EU, U.S. launch 2nd round trade talks despite spying row

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The second round of negotiations in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) was launched on Monday, aiming at removing trade barriers in a wide range of economic sectors to boost economic growth.

The U.S. side is under fire after revelation that the NSA and other U.S. intelligence agencies have monitored emails and phone calls of European leaders. The data protection is expected to be discussed during the second round talks.

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