Trade & TTIP Related

18 Jan
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

EU-U.S. Trade Talks: European Commission presents draft negotiating mandates

The European Commission has today adopted proposals for negotiating directives for its trade talks with the United States: one on conformity assessment, and one on the elimination of tariffs for industrial goods. These negotiations follow the Joint Statement agreed by President Juncker and President Trump last July.  As part of its commitment to transparency, the European Commission is publishing the draft mandates at the same time as submitting them to the EU Member States. The Member States must now give their green light...

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11 Jan
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

EU Trade Commissioner Visits Washington DC. Read her Speech About the Current International Trade Landscape.

This week (January 7th-13th), EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström spoke at the Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. about the current international trade landscape. In her speech, Malmström pointed out the importance of reforming the WTO, in order to maintain the effectiveness of the system. “International trade without the WTO would be anarchic. Countries would be bullied, companies would fall victim to unfair practices – there would be no reliability, no stability. So we need to repair and stand up for the...

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28 Dec
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

EU statement at the Trade Policy Review of the United States

Geneva, 17/12/2018 - 13:27, UNIQUE ID: 181217_10 | Statements on behalf of the EU Chair, At the last Trade Policy Review of the United States two years ago, a month before President Trump was sworn into office, I ended the EU statement with the hope that the protectionist rhetoric would end once the President-elect had taken office. Today, unfortunately, rhetoric has turned into reality and the repercussions of tariffs and other restrictions are being felt at the heart of this organisation,...

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12 Nov
Brexit News, Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

EU and US Sanctions: Which Sovereignty?

This text is the outcome of a workshop with MARIEHÉLÈNE BÉRARD, investment banker, FARID FATAH, Ph.D. candidate in Law, PASCAL LAMY, President emeritus of the Jacques Delors Institute, LOUIS SCHWEITZER, Honorary Chairman of Renault, and PIERRE VIMONT, Senior Fellow at Carnegie Europe. If one accepts Jean-Claude Juncker’s last State of the Union speech in September 2018, “the time for European sovereignty has come.” As if to prove his case, Donald Trump affirmed this before the UN General Assembly a couple...

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26 Oct
Brexit News, Member News, Trade & TTIP Related

Vulcan View: Week of October 22

BREXIT    Theresa May once again wards off Tory rebels on Brexit    Theresa May addressed her conservative party backbenchers at the weekly meeting of the 1922 Committee on Wednesday, where she made an impassioned speech that appears to have placated some of her critics, at least for now. Mrs May asked to speak at the meeting following rumours that backbench MPs would trigger a vote of no confidence, largely due to Mrs May’s announcement last week that she would consider extending the...

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28 Jun
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

Euro 2.0: Past, Present, and Future of Euro Area Integration, Opening Remarks by Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director

“The Euro at 20 Conference” — Dublin, Ireland June 25, 2018 As prepared for delivery Introduction Thank you, Philip, for that very kind introduction. It is a pleasure to welcome all of you to “The Euro at 20” conference jointly organized by the Central Bank of Ireland and the IMF. We meet at a moment when the EU and euro area are in the midst of difficult decisions about their future. Populist movements — from Brexit to the recent Italian elections — have called into...

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31 May
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

European Commission reacts to the US restrictions on steel and aluminium affecting the EU

The US announced that starting on 1 June 2018 it will impose additional duties of 25 % and 10 % respectively on imports of steel and aluminium from the EU. President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker said: "I am concerned by this decision. The EU believes these unilateral US tariffs are unjustified and at odds with World Trade Organisation rules. This is protectionism, pure and simple. Over the past months we have continuously engaged with the US at all possible levels to...

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03 May
Chapter News, New York Related News, Trade & TTIP Related

5 Recommendations for the Mayor’s FDI Strategy to Capture Some of the Investment Inflow

It seems international businesses are booming in the U.S. New York City opened its doors in beta version in Brooklyn. New York City is the newest addition to international-focused accelerator programs and co-working places and an example of significant foreign direct investment (FDI) into New York City. A few months ago, the Partnership for New York City (PFNYC) released a study about the importance of foreign direct investments in the city. The Mayor’s Office for International Affairs is currently conducting a...

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02 Apr
Brexit News, Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

EACCNY on CNN International to discuss State of Brexit Negotiations

EACC New York's Executive Director Yvonne Bendinger-Rothschild was invited to speak to CNN International's Zain Asher on CNN International  "Quest means Business" program. The discussion focused on Brexit and the most recent developments in the negotiation process between Britain and the EU. Zain and Yvonne talked about the state of the negotiations, broadly outlined the Brexit process and addressed other relevant issues surrounding Britain’s exit from the EU among them financial services, labor, and overall trade. A video of the full...

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21 Mar
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

Speech by President Juncker at the Plenary Session of the European Parliament ahead of the European Council meeting of 22 and 23 March 2018

Monsieur le Président, re-bonjour. Mesdames et Messieurs les députés, Just under two weeks ago I returned from a tour around the Western Balkans. It was a memorable trip for many reasons. What struck me the most was the passion and conviction in the European Union. This gave me a renewed sense of belief and hope: that if a region, a dramatic region like the Western Balkans is so determined to reform from top to bottom in order to join our Union, then...

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