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Jun 15, 2015

TTIP Action – June 9

By Global Business & Economics Program

Kicking of the G7 summit with a traditional family photo. This Week in a Nutshell The week kicked off with the G7 summit in Germany, where the world’s economic leaders discussed the global economy, trade, and progress towards an international deal on reducing the effects of climate change. At the summit, US President Barack Obama […]

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Jun 15, 2015

TTIP Action – June 4

By Global Business & Economics Program

Catherine A. Novelli, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment at the US State Department, spoke in Brussels on Tuesday at the Lisbon Council Speeches & Official Announcements The Geopolitical Aspect of TTIP “But what about other countries, particularly developing countries and our closest neighbors? How will they be affected? We will have […]

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Jun 12, 2015

TTIP Action – June 2

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European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström Speeches & Official Announcements National Parliaments: Vital for Trade and TTIP “We have no intention of lowering regulatory protections or of giving companies a veto over our future EU or Member States’ policy space and actions. I am 100 percent sure that these things would not pass the European […]

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May 29, 2015

TTIP Action | May 28

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The European Parliament in Strasbourg Speeches & Official Announcements TTIP: More US Market Access, Reform Investment Protection, Retain EU Standards Members of the EP Trade Committee voted on draft recommendations to the negotiators of the EU-US trade deal on Thursday, approving them in committee by 28 votes to 13 with no abstentions. They noted that […]

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May 21, 2015

TTIP Action | May 21

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TPA cleared a major hurdle in the Republican-controlled Senate today, with a 62-38 vote ending debate on the bill and moving it toward a final vote in the House. Yesterday, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program bid farewell to the “founding father” of TTIP Action, Garrett Workman, Associate Director at the Global Business […]

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May 20, 2015

TTIP Action | May 19

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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan on CNN’s State of the Union with Brianna Keilar Speeches & Official Announcements Ryan on State of the Union: For ‘More Jobs and Better Wages,’ We Need Trade “The other part is there’s going to be 3.2 billion people in the middle class by Asia by the […]

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May 14, 2015

TTIP Action | May 14

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Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci and European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström hold a press conference following their meeting at the European Commission in Brussels, on May 12, 2015 Speeches & Official Announcements EU Trade Policy: Driven by People’s Needs, Responding to their Concerns “TTIP will help us strengthen our ties in order to make […]

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May 13, 2015

TTIP Action | May 12

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President Obama Visited Nike’s Headquarters in Beverton, Oregon to talk trade last Friday. Speeches & Official Announcements Remarks by the President on Trade ” We can’t stand on the beaches and stop the global economy at our shores. We’ve got to harness it on our terms. This century is built for us. It’s about innovation. […]

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May 8, 2015

TTIP Action | May 7

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The Atlantic Council’s Fran Burwell, EU Ambassador David O’Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry & Analysis Marcus Jadotte, President and CEO of Center for Democracy & Technology Nuala O’Connor, and Managing Director of Rock Creek Global Advisors Daniel Price discussed the future of transatlantic cooperation on the digital economy at the Atlantic Council’s event […]

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May 8, 2015

TTIP Action | May 5

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European Union Ambassador to the United States David O’Sullivan Speeches & Official Announcements EPP Group – Position Paper on International Trade ” It is estimated that in 2015, 90% of world growth will be generated outside the EU. It is a truism that more trade leads to higher productivity, contributes to increased external competitiveness and […]

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