[sh_light_text ]Russian sanctions and TTIP are bringing a new dimension to routine EU-Norway agricultural trade talks due to be launched shortly, Iana Dreyer has found out.[sh_light_text]
EU trade policies
In brief: EU announces advances on sustainable development in FTA talks with Vietnam
The EU Commission announced that advances were made on a chapter on sustainable development in a planned free trade deal with Vietnam. In a statement, the body in charge of negotiating the agreement for Europe said: “The chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development contains robust provisions, including: commitments to the …
TTIP and the European politics of ISDS: what next?
[sh_light_text ]The European Commission decided last week to buy time over investor protection clauses in the planned transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) after it published the largely negative results of a public consultation over the matter. So: what next? Iana Dreyer has gathered the views of a few veterans …
MEP’s Twitter reactions to the EU Commission’s ISDS consultation report
[sh_light_text ]Will the European Parliament reject TTIP on the grounds that it could include controversial investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clauses? Iana Dreyer spent a few hours browsing member of the European Parliament’s (MEP) Twitter accounts to gauge the EU citizen’s representatives’ immediate reactions to the publication of the largely negative results of a …
Viviane Reding sets out European Parliament “red lines” for TiSA
[sh_light_text ]Transparency, public services, liberalisation of the cross-border movement of construction and road transport workers, and data protection, are among the key items flagged by the European Parliament’s rapporteur on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), a deal currently under negotiation in Geneva among more than twenty World Trade Organization …
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.
Geographical indications in TTIP: a new European controversy
[sh_light_text ]The year in EU trade politics started with a row over the risk of lower Geographical Indication (GI) protection of German sausages and Cornish pastry under the planned transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP). While some believe GIs are a good reason to bloc TTIP, others think the controversy is a storm in a teacup. By Iana Dreyer.[/sh_light_text]
EU Ombudsman: Commission should “front-load” TTIP transparency, avoid US veto
[sh_light_text ]The EU Commission published today a raft of documents on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently under negotiation with the United States (US). This move came as the European Ombudsman – or rather ombudswoman – Emily O’Reilly, released her own assessment of Brussels’ transparency moves, calling for more efforts and a structured, proactive approach. …
Eurobarometer: who’s for and against TTIP in EU
The latest Eurobarometer poll results reveal that fifty-eight percent of European Union citizens support the idea of a transatlantic trade and investment agreement (TTIP), while a quarter of the surveyed are against. Last autumn, the European polling agency asked Europeans whether they were ‘for’ or ‘against’ what it termed ‘a free trade and …
European trade policy: outlook and challenges for 2015
[sh_light_text ]The new year festivities in Europe are over. In 2015 the EU will face a busy trade policy agenda and some daunting challenges in fulfilling its objectives and promoting its interests. We outline some of them.[/sh_light_text]
