In brief: US Ambassador to the EU Anthony Gardner believes the main building blocks of TTIP can be negotiated by end 2016, though he admits agreement on procurement and geographical indications still far off. Asked by Borderlex whether he thought it realistic for the EU and US to conclude …
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TTIP Round 14 held under the shadow of Brexit, leaving out services
The EU and the US are holding a fourteenth round of TTIP negotiations. Few expect significant breakthroughs in the now three-year-old talks. Negotiations are deadlocked over bread-and-butter market access issues in agriculture, services, and procurement. Fundamental disagreements persist on rules on investment or on intellectual property rights (geographical indications). The UK’s …
Brexit: Commission in drive to stick to business as usual on trade agreements
The Commission has vowed to stick to its current trade policy plans despite the challenge to its unity and to its resources posed by the pending withdrawal of Britain from the EU. In a defiant statement on Monday, trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström responded to questions about whether the United …
Chances of TTIP conclusion this year waning as France pulls brakes
The outcome of the United Kingdom referendum of 23 June 2016 on its relationship with the EU is clear: priority is now to sort out the situation, and not finalising the flagship transatlantic trade deal TTIP currently under negotiations on both sides of the Atlantic. Brexit also means the French are ready …
Green taxes, colour-blind trade rules
It’s not TTIP that will constrain our environmental rule-making. The WTO does that already. By Hosuk Lee Makiyama. Trade rules and environmental protection have always been uneasy bedfellows. And like much of the broader trade debate in Europe these days, TTIP is the …
TTIP: rules of origin – EU textiles worry about potential changes to “list rules”
One of the most complex issues to resolve in the TTIP negotiations is what type of rules to apply for products to qualify for duty-free treatment – the so-called rules or origin (ROOs) – under the deal. EU and US free trade agreements use quite different ROO systems in their …
Calenda expounds TTIP to Italian parliament
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 …
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 …
