BBC | 15 July 2016

TTIP: Why are the talks taking so long?

Analysts are worried Brexit will slow talks and make a deal this year unlikely.

It’s already an agonisingly slow process - negotiations have been going on for three years - and it’s unlikely a deal will be struck before the end of the Obama administration.

Critics of TTIP warn a deal would jeopardize European standards, such as food safety, and leave public services at risk of privatization.

We take a look at some of the reasons why the talks are so complicated.

Video journalist: Jeremy Howell