Revelation 6:5,6 NCV When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse, and its rider held a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard something that sounded like a voice coming from the middle of the four living creatures. The voice said, "A quart of wheat for a day's pay, and three quarts of barley for a day's pay, and do not damage the olive oil and wine!"
Negotiations for a landmark free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union have been terminated because of the current U.S. government shutdown.
U.S. officials had been scheduled to meet in Brussels with EU negotiators but their travel schedules were cancelled and the negotiations deemed “non-essential” by White House staff.
U.S. trade representative Michael Froman told the EU team that Washington wants to continue working on a deal with the EU but that everything would have to wait until the shutdown was over because he would not be able to send a full team to Brussels.
European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht called the delay “unfortunate” and said that the delay would not “distract us from our overall aim of achieving an ambitious trade and investment deal.”
The cancellation comes after President Obama announced he would be canceling a trip to Asia because of the government shutdown and restrictions on travel.
