A bare-bones deal is Europe's best hope in trade talks with the U.S., sources say

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The clock is ticking in trade talks between Washington and the European Union, with European officials now saying their best hope is striking a "political" deal before a key July 9 deadline, three sources told CNBC.

Concrete details of such a trade arrangement would have to be worked out at a later time.