Barack Obama to visit U.S. , the de facto `` home '' of the EU , for the first time a few years from now . CNN 's Nina Dos Santos says The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership should use the trip to revitalize relations between the U.S. and the EU . Perhaps a little too ambitious , you could argue , with the goal of creating an open market for the region 's 700 million potential consumers . European links have been damaged by allegations the Brussels spied on its European friends . The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership may help reinvigorate the relationship .
Barack Obama to visit U.S. , the de facto `` home '' of the EU , for the first time a few years from now . CNN 's Nina Dos Santos says The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership should use the trip to revitalize relations between the U.S. and the EU . European links have been damaged by allegations the Brussels spied on its European friends . The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership may help reinvigorate the relationship .