Negotiations on regulatory cooperation in TTIP are tough and slow. US demands filed to the EU are not realistic, and insufficient resources are dedicated to the negotiations by governments and regulatory bodies, so an EU official at a recent expert gathering in Paris. Iana Dreyer reports.
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In brief: EU Agriculture Commissioner in Washington this week
Phil Hogan, the EU’s agriculture commissioner is in Washington this week. On his agenda: getting the US to lift remaining restrictions of beef exports dating back to the BSE crisis in 1999, and TTIP (geographical indicators, tariffs).
TTIP Round 8 : Market access negotiations kick off as key dividing lines remain
This week, transatlantic trade talks went off to a “fresh start”, as negotiators called this week’s round of negotiations in Brussels “constructive”. But key dividing lines between the EU and the US remain. //
TTIP – financial services & exact investment provisions key sticking points for businesses
(Edited). Speeches by business representatives at a stakeholder meeting held today in Brussels as the 8th round of TTIP negotiations unfolds in the EU’s capital, reveal a sense of unease regarding to the potential shape of the planned transatlantic trade deal’s services and investment chapters, as the public debate about TTIP becomes less confrontational and more constructive.
EGA: EU, US want to conclude EGA for Paris climate summit, China tabled no proposal
Last week’s negotiating round towards the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA), also known as the ‘Green Goods’ agreement, were held far away from the media limelight, as Washington and Brussels focus on their respective ‘mega’ trade deals TPP and TTIP. Ravi Kanth found out some details about the talks for us in Geneva. …
In brief: Norway and EU kick-start trade talks
While the 8th round of TTIP is being held in Brussels this week amidst great public fanfare, the EU and Norway are discreetly beginning trade liberalisation talks in agriculture. Last week, we published an analysis of these talks, arguing they might turn out to be more exciting than many envisage. Norway’s Nationen newspaper picked …
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This week’s agenda in EU trade
Brussels’ trade policy agenda is set to be particularly busy this week. EU China investment talks are due to resume. Catch up on our article on why those talks are set for a bumpy ride. At the moment, the very architecture of the possible deal is in question, as, according to our sources, the …
In brief: China, steel, dominate year 2014 in EU trade defence
The EU Commission released its latest trade defence statistics today. These cover its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations over the year 2014. As suspected, trade defence activity has been up again compared with 2013, with Chinese firms the single most important target, and the iron and steel sector the single most important user of …
In Brief: EU and Turkey start talking about their trade relations
“We are receiving positive signals both from Brussels and Washington that we could find a way to include Turkey in the TTIP”, said the head of the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (TÜSİAD), Haluk Dinçer.
