EU officials have released confidential papers being used to negotiate a free trade deal with the US.<br /><br /> The European Commission took the step after criticism from anti-globalisation, anti-free trade protesters over the deal.<br /><br /> But the EU’s executive won’t be making all documents public.<br /><br /> “Some issues and I was very clear about this in November already, cannot be published on market access, quotas and tariffs of course. These are very sensitive issues that you need to have a certain secrecy in the negotiation,” said Cecilia Malmstrom, the EU trade commissioner. <br /><br /> The move follows a probe by the European Ombudsman, the EU’s main transparency watchdog, following a number of complaints. <br /><br /> The released documents cover eight policy areas including food safety and customers issues.<br /><br /> But some critics say the steps do not go far enough.<br /><br /> The EU and the US want to strike a free trade deal by the end of this year.<br /><br /> Supporters say it will boost jobs and growth.
