Ahead of coming debates in the European Parliament on TiSA, the legislature’s research service has published a state of play in the now three-year-old services trade negotiations in Geneva. A read-through by Iana Dreyer.
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Exclusive interview: MEP Viviane Reding on TiSA
This week, the thirteenth round of ‘trade in services agreement’ talks in Geneva will focus on taking stock of three years of negotiations to open up services trade among 25 World Trade Organization members. In an exclusive interview with Iana Dreyer, MEP Viviane Reding shares an EU parliamentarian’s view on …
TiSA Round 13: decision-time on key negotiating items
Negotiations towards a plurilateral trade in services agreement (TiSA) are entering a decisive moment as the 13th round of talks in Geneva this week is to determine what items to drop from the negotiating list. ID.
EU privacy rule overhaul and Safe Harbour talks hold back EU in TISA
Unfinished business in updating a bilateral agreement on data protection with the United States – Safe Harbour – and delays in finalising an overhaul of the EU’s data protection laws initiated three years ago have been holding back Brussels from tabling proposals on e-commerce and data flows in TiSA negotiations. By Iana Dreyer …
Blog: EU TiSA mandate – key take-aways
The mandate the EU member states gave to the Commission for the negotiations of TISA – declassified yesterday amidst great fanfare – is an exciting document. Slightly satirical personal quick notes by Iana Dreyer.
New TiSA round in Geneva this week
The 11th round of negotiations towards the trade in services (TiSA) agreement among a subset of World Trade Organization (WTO) members has begun on Saturday. Our Geneva correspondent Ravi Kanth explains where the negotiations stand and what will be at stake this week. A clear asymmetry of demands between members is appearing, …
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 …
Public procurement, environmental and health services new items for next round of TiSA talks
[sh_light_text ]’Plurilateral’ negotiations on services trade liberalisation (TiSA) are steering ahead as a ninth round of talks is being prepared in Geneva. Jennifer Freedman reports on what’s expected to be on the table in the next round of talks, scheduled on 21-25 September.[/sh_light_text]
News update: Take-aways from last week’s TiSA talks
By Iana Dreyer and Jennifer Freedman Governments involved in negotiations to liberalise trade in services (TiSA) reported significant progress during the seventh round of negotiations in Geneva last week. But the actual extent of substantial market liberalisation the countries eventually agree still remains uncertain. Though technical and commercially-focused, …
EU’s backing for China to join TiSA talks ups ante at next week’s negotiating round
[sh_light_text ]The European Union’s support for China to join negotiations on a Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) intensifies pressure on the US, which has opposed letting Beijing to participate in the plurilateral talks to liberalise the services trade. China’s involvement, along with initial market-access offers from TiSA participants, will be …
