“When Germany’s center-left Social Democrats, the SPD, gather for a party convention later this week, the major free-trade deal between the United States and Europe is likely to be among the most passionate discussion topics.
The SPD party, which is the junior coalition partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, arguably holds the future of the deal in its hands. If it votes to reject it, Ms. Merkel likely won’t get it through the German parliament.”