TTIP discussions hit a major blockade this week. Following a leak of EU classified documents on the trade deal by Greenpeace, French president François Hollande said France is strongly opposed to TTIP. That led to widespread comment in the French media that the country will veto TTIP. Hollande said: “We will never accept that principles essential to our agriculture, our culture, trade reciprocity, and access to public procurement are jeopardised. This is why at this stage, France says no to the current step of international trade negotiations.”