EU countries are considering signing the free trade agreement with Canada this month, but the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) is far from the only deal the EU is working on. Various deals are being negotiated all over the globe, but they can only enter into force if the European Parliament approves them. Read on for an overview of negotiations in progress and a discussion of how it works. Types of agreements The EU has different types of agreements in place...

Chief Negotiator for the United States Dan Mullaney: We were very pleased to host our EU colleagues for the 15th Round of T-TIP negotiations here in New York City, which, as the location of some of the world’s busiest air and seaports, is a living testament to the importance of trade, especially across the Atlantic. We have heard some skeptical voices about T-TIP lately, but I want to emphasize that the United States remains fully engaged in these negotiations and...

The U.S. Department of Commerce today issued its Jobs Supported by Export Destination 2015 report showing that U.S. goods exports to current free trade agreement partners supported more than 3 million jobs in 2015, an increase of more than 22 percent since 2009. U.S. goods and services exports to our North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners – Canada and Mexico – alone accounted for nearly one out of four jobs supported by exports. “This report clearly shows how American...

Trade ministers from European Union member states will convene in Bratislava, Slovakia later this week to discuss the fate of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The goal of the summit is to assess whether negotiations are in an advanced enough state to enter the so-called end-game, in which the United States and European Union would resolve remaining differences and agree upon final texts. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman maintain that successful...

The 15th round of EU-US trade talks will take place in New York from Monday 3 to Friday 7 October 2016. NEGOTIATIONS The fifteenth round of EU-US negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement will take place in New York, from 3 – 7 October. Both EU and US Chief Negotiators will take a break from the talks to brief the stakeholders on the update of negotiations. The event will take place on Wednesday, 5 October. CHIEF NEGOTIATORS BRIEFING The...

In the midst of the ongoing debate about our trade deal with Canada, and EU trade policy in general, I am heading to Bratislava. For the next two days, the Slovak capital will be the centre of EU trade policy discussions. I hope that the series of meetings planned there will bring us closer to the decision on the entry into force of the EU-Canada treaty. This agreement – CETA – is the most forward-looking free trade agreement that Canada...

15th Round Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations October 3 – October 7, 2016 New York, NY NEGOTIATIONS The fifteenth round of U.S. - EU negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) agreement will take place in New York, NY from October 3 - 7. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will host an extended Chief Negotiator's briefing for stakeholders to provide an update on negotiations and solicit input and feedback from interested stakeholders on Wednesday, October 5, as well...

The Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership offers an opportunity for the European Union (EU) to improve the innovativeness of its economy. The EU is a political and economic union of twenty-eight European nations with a collective GDP of 16.5 trillion USD and a population exceeding half a billion. Yet, despite high standards of living, education, and technological access, innovation in the EU trails far behind that of the United States (US). The Global Innovation Index ranks the US the fifth most...