Merkel says EU-US trade deal won't be concluded

German Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted Thursday that a trade deal between the European Union and United States would not be concluded now, after the election of Donald Trump, who opposes the planned accord. "I have always been strongly engaged for a conclusion of a trade deal with the United States. Brussels and Washington had sought to get the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) through by the time Obama left office but have fallen short.