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Hundreds of thousands of protesters against two free trade deals across the Atlantic took to streets in seven German cities on Saturday, showing their great concerns about interests losses. Under the slogan "For a fair world trade", the demonstrators took to streets in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart. Organizers estimated that 320,000 people would participate in the rallies, while the police said the real turnout was smaller. Waving banners reading "STOP TTIP", "STOP CETA", protesters expressed their worries about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a free trade pact between the United States and the European Union (EU), and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), a deal between the EU and Canada. Opponents feared that the deals would impair equality within the European market. "I don't think that the people have a problem with globalization, but they have a problem with the treaties which have a big impact on democracy, which have a big impact on the right of parliaments to make laws," said Anton Hofreiter, chairman of The Greens party in Germany. Another protester said she's not against the deals full stop, but want them to be fair. "They need to be fair. I think it's very important to make a good trading deal," she said. Meanwhile, the businesses believed the free trade deals across the Atlantic would benefit economies on both sides of the ocean as they could reduce red tape and lower transaction costs. There could be consequences if the deals collapse. The CETA agreement was reached in 2014, and set to be signed next month. More on:http://www.cctvplus.com/news/20160918/8032393.shtml#!language=1 Subscribe us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CCTVPlus CCTV+ official website: http://www.cctvplus.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cctv-news-content Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewsContent.CCTVPLUS Twitter: https://twitter.com/CCTV_Plus