Speech 14 January 2016 | Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Trade, European Commission | Welt Economic Summit, Berlin Ladies and gentlemen, I'm delighted to be here with you today to talk about trade. Your companies are major exporters, importers and foreign investors. So you understand how important international trade is for the European economy in general … and for the jobs of the people who work in your companies in particular. I'm looking forward to hearing your views. But since we are meeting...

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In the context of their strategy to increase transparency of trade negotiations, the European Commission has "translated" TTIP to explain what it is really about- and what it is not about! Download your free copy here Courtesy of the European Commission

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All Members of the European Parliament will have access to all categories of confidential documents relating to the EU’s Transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) talks with the USA, under a European Parliament/European Commission agreement approved by the College of Commissioners on Wednesday. The accessible documents will include the so-called “consolidated texts”, which reflect the US position. “Eleven months of negotiations with the Commission have paid off. The result is a big win for the European Parliament – all MEPs...

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The EU has formally presented to the US its proposal for a reformed approach on investment protection and a new and more transparent system for resolving disputes between investors and states – the Investment Court System. On this occasion, EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström commented: “Today marks the end of a long internal process in the EU to develop a modern approach on investment protection and dispute resolution for TTIP and beyond. This is the result of far-reaching consultations and debate with Member States,...

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The EU Delegation to the United States has put out a fact sheet looking at the scale of the EU-US economic relationship as well as the many areas where the two sides have partnered to confront global challenges, such as the nuclear agreement with Iran, the Transatlantic Economic Council, the Transatlantic Business Dialogue, and more. The fact sheet emphasizes the massive scale of EU-US relations, with their combined GDP making up 46.1% of world GDP, and the need for continued...

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"Trade is not just about our economic interests, but also about values. That's why we are proposing a very ambitious approach to sustainable development in the EU-US trade talks." The European Commission published today its proposal for a chapter on trade and sustainable development, including labour and the environment, in the ongoing EU-US trade talks. The proposed chapter on sustainable development in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) offers the most ambitious provisions ever put forward on these issues to...

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This analysis from the European Parliament looks at the current state of negotiations in relation to the political objectives of the EU mandate and those expressed by the European Parliament in its recent resolution on TTIP, as well as the US Congress's objectives as specified in the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) Act.  It also examines progress on each chapter of TTIP and what issues still need to be overcome. The analysis concludes that negotiations need to be sped up significantly...

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Last month, representatives of the United States and the European Commission met in Miami, Florida for the 11th round of negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union. Discussions at the 11th round centered on the exchange of revised market access offers, which would mutually eliminate 97% of all tariffs on both sides, with duties going to zero for most lines immediately upon the entry into force of the agreement....

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Today, the EU and US finished 11th round of talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Negotiators discussed all three pillars of what could be the biggest bilateral trade agreement in history, meaning market access for EU and US companies, regulatory cooperation and trade rules. The goal of the agreement is to slash trade taxes and facilitate trade between the two blocks with an aim to boost economic growth, create more job opportunities and modernise rules governing global...

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