You know how sometimes your mom swaps a toy with your friend's mom for some candy or clothes? Similarly, trade happens when one country exchanges goods or services with another country. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a trading agreement that the United States and the European Union are trying to make.
TTIP is like a big superhero that's trying to make things better for all of us. If the United States and the European Union agree to TTIP, there will be less tax on different things that they trade with each other. So it will be easier for American companies to sell their products to people in Europe, and for European companies to sell their products to people in America.
The aim is that when trade becomes easier, it helps all of us because companies can buy and sell things more easily, and eventually, everything will become cheaper. But one of the challenges is that America's rules and regulations can be different from rules and regulations in Europe.
By agreeing to TTIP, the United States and Europe can try and agree on some common rules so that they can trade more easily. They try to do this by discussing things like which areas they want to trade in, how much tax they should put on different products, and what the rules should be for workers' rights and the environment.
TTIP is like a big puzzle, where both sides are trying to fit all the pieces together. But it's important to remember that the leaders of both countries are negotiating, which means they're trying to find a middle ground to create a win-win situation.