In a speech to the Italian house of representatives, the minister of economy Carlo Calenda explained today (16 June) the ins and outs of TTIP, and took on some of the criticisms of the negotiating process, while also offering some interesting updates on the state of negotiations in specific agri-food …
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CETA: Dutch MPs call on Commission to wait for Singapore CJEU verdict before applying Canadian deal provisionally
Members of the upper and lower house of the Dutch parliament have called on the Commission to wait for the verdict of the Court of Justice of the EU before applying CETA ‘”provisionally” and to clarify the notion of what timeframe the notion of “provisional” entails. CETA, the EU …
Is it technically possible to conclude TTIP in 2016 ?
The US administration and many EU leaders want to finish TTIP negotiations in 2016. A detailed look at the state of play in the talks indicates that despite substantial recent progress in the negotiations, TTIP is not ripe for conclusion this year. By Iana Dreyer.
New Monthly Brief: Can TTIP be concluded in 2016? Evidence from the negotiation process
Borderlex PRO just published its latest : Monthly Brief Can TTIP be concluded in 2016? Evidence from the negotiation process On 27 May 2016, G7 leaders pledged to conclude Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations in 2016. This brief takes a plunge into the complex TTIP negotiation process that …
TTIP and energy security: do Europeans actually want US LNG?
When TTIP talks were launched in 2013, Europeans were keen to tap into the United States oil and gas bonanza resulting from the country’s shale revolution to help reduce prices and shake off the continent’s too-heavy reliance on Russian hydrocarbons. But now US shale gas is arrriving in Europe, regardless of …
After Canada & US, Mexico next in EU North America free trade pipeline
EU member states are expected to give the green light to negotiations to upgrade a fifteen-year-old free trade agreement between the EU and Mexico. Iana Dreyer outlines what is at stake in the talks.
TTIP less consensual than it seems in Central and Eastern Europe
Support for TTIP in Central and Eastern Europe, though it remains strong, is no longer as consensual as it used to be. A closer look at opinion polls and MEP votes by Iana Dreyer.
COMMENT: TTIP – averting a train wreck
TTIP talks are in deep trouble. The best US and EU leaders can achieve this year is averting an outright train wreck. A comment by Iana Dreyer. Photo credit: German government/Bergman
Analysis: How TPP, TTIP and agriculture are shaping EU Japan trade talks
The factors that shape EU trade policy are many. But among those that shape most actual and current negotiation dynamics in the EU Japan FTA negotiations, which started in 2013, a few months before the transatlantic TTIP talks, two stand out: United States free trade agreements and the EU agriculture sector, …
TTIP: tangible signs of progress in regulatory cooperation pillar
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