paris/brussels france cast serious doubt tuesday prospect eu free trade deal unite state add opposition within germany grow scepticism among americans washington brussels officially commit seal transatlantic trade investment partnership ttip u.s. president barack obama leave office january chance erode approach elections side atlantic britain vote june leave european union everything move situation go happen say peter van ham senior research fellow dutch think tank clingendael author paper tuesday call ttip dead long live transatlantic trade french trade minister matthias fekl say would request halt ttip talk next month eu trade minister meet bratislava german economy minister sigmar gabriel declare weekend talk de facto dead observers say respond public mistrust deal critics say would low environmental food standards allow foreign multinationals challenge government policies stop ttip campaign particularly vocal germany austria supporters ttip say among countries likely benefit increase u.s. trade unite state obama promote accord say would fuel growth public mood turn increasingly negative republican presidential candidate donald trump make attack international trade deal cornerstone campaign say cost u.s. job opponent democratic nominee hillary clinton also step back previous support free trade u.s. secretary state question whether trade deal hold u.s. wag german foreign minister frank-walter steinmeier gabriel social democratic party spd urge diplomats business chiefs tuesday counter anti-globalization sentiments fuel opposition free trade deal ahead elections france germany next year politicians keenly aware ttip vote winner bertelsmann foundation poll show 17 percent germans saw ttip good thing april 55 percent two years early may economic rationale everyone scrap vote lose vote support ttip van ham say add credit potential free trade gain would two three years away supporters say ttip could boost economy 100 billion create job time economic uncertainty growth consumption slow china emerge market eu leaders back ttip talk summit june speak reporters washington white house spokesman josh earnest admit significant aspects deal unresolved say u.s. trade representative michael froman would travel europe effort push talk forward anticipate travel europe mid-september engage substantive discussions hopefully able make additional progress earnest say three years negotiations fail resolve multiple differences however include public procurement rule protect foods particular regions parma ham eu want great access service agricultural products demand unite state practically real change stick good part two years say hosuk lee-makiyama director brussels-based think tank ecipe eu trade chief cecelia malmstrom tell journalists negotiations fail many eu countries say still back ttip include italy whose trade industry minister say essential italian exporters negotiations bore fruit germany gabriel chairman spd share power chancellor angela merkel conservatives merkel back talk spokesman insist monday continue malmstrom add make sense suspend talk september two side could still make advance regulatory cooperation agree standards important industries auto sector could pick obama successor even deal seal year work do easy resume say plan video conference froman froman say britain eu exit affect ttip britain consume quarter u.s. export bloc trade analysts say washington may prepare end trade talk typically conclude side hold responsible failure president francois hollande tell ambassadors tuesday talk bogged unbalance illusion imagine deal could seal obama term soon end blame game say lee-makiyama trade negotiations never really die go stock-take phase eu-u.s. trade deal doubt france urge end talk