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Oct 22, 2015

TTIP & Trade Action – October 21

By Global Business & Economics Program

European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom speaks with a variety of leaders from trade unions, business associations, nonprofit groups, and other civil society organizations at an open dialogue to discuss the European Commission’s Trade for All strategy earlier this week. (Photo credit: European Commission) This Week’s Trade Highlights It’s TTIP Week! This week, representatives from both sides of the […]

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Oct 15, 2015

TTIP Action – October 14

By Global Business & Economics Program

United States Trade Representative Michael Froman speaks with Senators Carper and Coons of Delaware during a visit to highlight the benefits of the TPP for Delaware businesses. (Photo credit: Office of the US Trade Representative) This Week’s Trade Highlights This week’s news on TTIP was dominated by Saturday’s anti-TTIP protests in Germany, overshadowing the European Union’s free […]

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Trade in Action

Oct 15, 2015

TTIP Action – October 7

By Global Business & Economics Program

United States Trade Representative Michael Froman and the other 11 ministers from the TPP countries pose for a photo after completing negotiations for the Transpacific Partnership on October 5 in Atlanta. (Picture: Office of the United States Trade Representative) This Week’s Trade Highlights October has started out as a good month for trade: The United States concluded TPP negotiations with […]

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Trade in Action

Oct 15, 2015

TTIP Action – September 30

By Global Business & Economics Program

European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström speaks about TTIP and the future of trade policy at Columbia University on September 25 in New York City. (Picture: European Commission) This Week’s Trade Highlights After an eventful last week featuring Chinese President Xi, EU Trade Commissioner Malmström, the Pope, and the UN Summit in New York City, this week […]

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Oct 14, 2015

TTIP Action – September 23

By Global Business & Economics Program

USTR Michael Froman and European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström meet this week ahead of the next round of TTIP negotiations in October in Miami, Florida. (Foto: USTR.gov) This Week’s Trade Highlights On the European side, the European Union and Japan concluded the 12th round of talks towards a free trade agreement, while the Greeks voted for the fifth time in six years- and […]

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Trade in Action

Oct 14, 2015

TTIP Action – September 16

By Global Business & Economics Program

European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and SMEs Elżbieta Bieńkowska speaks at the Atlantic Council on September 14 about TTIP, SMEs, and the European Commission’s economic agenda. The Commissioner was accompanied by EU Ambassador to the united States David O’Sullivan (right).The discussion was moderated by Andrea Montanino, Director of the Global Business and Economics Program of […]

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Juncker Resized

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Oct 13, 2015

TTIP Action – September 9

By Global Business & Economics Program

The European Commission is back from its summer break, with European Commission President Jean- Claude Juncker providing his first State of the Union address on September 9.  This Week’s Trade Highlights Both sides of the Atlantic are back in session- both with a packed to-do list. On the US side, trade enthusiasts are hoping for new impetus to […]

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TTIP Action July 30

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Aug 4, 2015

TTIP Action – July 30

By Global Business & Economics Program

TPP ministers this week are looking towards Ed Fast, Canada’s Minister for International Trade, to make a new market access offer on Canadian dairy. Goodbye for the Summer After today, we will be taking a short break from TTIP and will resume our comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of U.S.-EU trade in the fall. The TTIP […]

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TTIP Action July 28

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Jul 29, 2015

TTIP Action – July 28

By Global Business & Economics Program

US Trade Representative Michael Froman will meet with his fellow trade ministers at a TPP summit from July 28-31 in Hawaii. This Week’s Trade Highlights On July 24, the European Union, the United States, China and the vast majority of the World Trade Organization (WTO) members agreed to extend the 1996 Information Technology Agreement (ITA), […]

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Jul 24, 2015

TTIP Action – July 23

By Global Business & Economics Program

David O’Sullivan, EU Ambassador to the US, is optimistic that negotiators can complete TTIP under the Obama administration This Week’s Trade Highlights EU Ambassador to the US David O’Sullivan believes that TTIP can be finished before President Obama’s end of term in office, as long as negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are put to […]

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